Sentence examples for there were riveting from inspiring English sources
There were riveting scenes, as when Cassandra, wailing away with her premonitions, was shown as a figure in a blood-red dress, hobbled with dismay.
There were riveting passages that combined choralelike harmonies with unhinged rhythms; a bleakly comic episode in which the brass players from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra evoked a wondrous gaggle of squawking, whining and pleading human voices.
Although there were riveting rallies, punctuated by mesmerizing power, the match was pockmarked by too many errors.
Old-time teachers, like Miguel Figueroa, who joined the system 35 years ago to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War and was idealistic enough to make a career there, were riveted by two Department of Education resignations, that of Diana Lam, the deputy chancellor, and Chad Vignola, the system's top lawyer.
"There are riveting chapters on the clash of the Indian and Spanish worlds of the 16th century; on the bold expansion of Spain's New World empire into Florida, New Mexico, Texas and California and up the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and on the roles played by the missionaries as well as the military and the secular authorities".
I had two pairs of leather pants—silver glitter leather, which were for, like, special state occasions like a Stooges gig or going out to a really big gig, and black leather pants, but instead of stitches there were rivets; they were heavy duty.
The proceedings were riveting.
The stories were riveting.
