Sentence examples for that was captivating from inspiring English sources

"No one really took much notice of her until she got in front of the camera," said Steve Shaw, the magazine's founder, who said that "she had something that was captivating".

It was their interpersonal duet that was captivating.

Though in no way tied directly to the larger civil rights movement that was captivating the country at the same time, the Loving's contribution was no less important in changing America for the better.

Nichols, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation ("Mud," "Take Shelter," "Midnight Special"), said in an interview that was captivated when he saw "The Loving Story," the documentary about the case.

The movie double-takes and hallucinates about itself, in ways that are captivating, exasperating.

A lot of it is reading body language, so I'll watch to see what it is about their baby that is captivating the parents.

It's a perfectly pleasant and functional mix, and in "We Wore the Mask" Ms. Washington displays a sure theatricality that is captivating.

By the late 1940s advertisers, in search of TV spots that were captivating, consistent and error-free, had begun to explore animation.

But it's Minnie's story that is captivating, made even better by a naked performance, literally and figuratively, by Powley.

League is a simple game that is captivating to the eye, an easy sell if the time and the money and the effort is invested.

The dry whites of 2012 are satisfactory, though perhaps a notch below those of 2011, which I liked for their freshness, and those of 2010, which have a tangy intensity that is captivating.