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Fascinate is an English word with synonyms like interest or beguile. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Fascinate in a sentence

Related words

Fascinate | Fascinated | Fascinates

Fascinate meaning

  1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
  2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
  3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

Synonyms of Fascinate

interest beguile captivate enamor becharm catch trance enamour capture spellbind grip transfix matter to intrigue charm

Related words

Other words often associated with Fascinate or its synonyms:

bewitch entrance attract enchant appeal seize clutch spell get concern unconsciousness see

Using Fascinate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone. | To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind. | To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
  • Useful related words include: interest, beguile, captivate, enamor.
  • In the example corpus, fascinate often appears in combinations such as: to fascinate, fascinate me, that fascinate.

Context around Fascinate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 3 exclamations

Often before:

may 1× universe 1× things 1× certainly 1×

Often after:

historians 1× morgan 1× fans 1×

Sentence patterns with Fascinate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

activities that fascinate us 1× continue to fascinate and enchant 1× continued to fascinate fans though 1× continues to fascinate historians and 1× discovering will fascinate you 1× does not fascinate them they 1× doesn t fascinate me 1× doubts that fascinate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

around 1532 the 1× but i digress 1× honestly it just 1× i remember very 1× i started googling 1× legendary director stanley 1×

Common sentence endings:

will fascinate you 2× an american accent 1× and visitors alike 1× as lovable losers 1× doubts that fascinate 1× drawing great guffaws 1×

Words around Fascinate

Just before it in the word index:

fasciitis 17 fasciculus 2 fasciculations 6 fascicles 4 fascicle 5 fascias 5

Just after it in the word index:

fascinated 388 fascinates 32 fascinating 1.140 fascinatingly 8 fascination 286 fascinations 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

ablation 39 abure 39 abvp 39 acheampong 39 adieu 39 adjectival 39

Corpus analysis for Fascinate

  • In this selection, "fascinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, may, universe, things, historians, morgan and fans stand out and add context to how "fascinate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include activities that fascinate us and continue to fascinate and enchant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fascinate" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fascinate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’s the doubts that fascinate. (6 words)

We pursue activities that fascinate us. (6 words)

Honestly, it just doesn’t fascinate me. (7 words)

Longer example sentences

I remember very well, and it used to fascinate me and annoy to a certain extent, when spending much time in Russia in the early and mid ’90s, that so many young Russians spoke English with an American accent. (39 words)

But I digress, Hutchinson was in his element, covering a vast range of subjects in his observational style, interacting with the audience (particularly with a family whose name seemed to fascinate him) and drawing great guffaws. (36 words)

Public power, private power, the theories of power and the execution of it – all fascinate Morgan and, when he’s in peak form, he turns that obsession into compelling, can’t-turn-away drama. (34 words)

Question examples

So, remember how I mentioned in one of my recent columns that the small things fascinate me? (17 words)

Exclamation examples

The true story I’m about to share with you may fascinate a few die-hard “Grey’s Anatomy” fans, so if you are one, buckle up! (27 words)

Even if you have no money to spend, learning about the movement of money will fascinate you! (17 words)

It’s not just past residents that fascinate at Carisbrooke though; the famous donkeys who operate the tread wheel in the Elizabethan wheelhouse prove very popular! (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

Honestly, it just doesn’t fascinate me.

I remember very well, and it used to fascinate me and annoy to a certain extent, when spending much time in Russia in the early and mid ’90s, that so many young Russians spoke English with an American accent.

It’s the doubts that fascinate.

Third forces have tended through history to fascinate but only as lovable losers.

Around 1532, the city’s inhabitants started to abandon Machu Picchu, leaving behind an architectural legacy that continues to fascinate historians and visitors alike.

But I digress, Hutchinson was in his element, covering a vast range of subjects in his observational style, interacting with the audience (particularly with a family whose name seemed to fascinate him) and drawing great guffaws.

Public power, private power, the theories of power and the execution of it – all fascinate Morgan and, when he’s in peak form, he turns that obsession into compelling, can’t-turn-away drama.

The true story I’m about to share with you may fascinate a few die-hard “Grey’s Anatomy” fans, so if you are one, buckle up!

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Even if you have no money to spend, learning about the movement of money will fascinate you!

However, if it does not fascinate them, they can go back to their earlier research interests.

Nevertheless, this particular piece of Xenomorph biology has continued to fascinate fans, though it's still not technically canon within the franchise.

Perhaps it is for that reason that alternate interpretations and histories of this universe fascinate its fans equally is one such alternate history.

So, remember how I mentioned in one of my recent columns that the small things fascinate me?

We pursue activities that fascinate us.

When you return home, learning, reading and discovering will fascinate you.

If you are actually an actual male, you are going to most certainly fascinate the woman, begin talk along with her and also manage to ask for a genuine meeting in the future.

I started Googling more and more about gumbo and the different versions started to fascinate me.

It’s not just past residents that fascinate at Carisbrooke though; the famous donkeys who operate the tread wheel in the Elizabethan wheelhouse prove very popular!

Legendary director Stanley Kubrick may no longer be among the living, but his many masterpieces continue to fascinate and enchant movie lovers decades later.

Permission to grab hold of the things you’re interested in, that fascinate you, and to dive deeper into them to see where they lead you.

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Common combinations with fascinate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fascinate" in a sentence?
An example: "Honestly, it just doesn’t fascinate me." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fascinate" from authentic English texts.
What does "fascinate" mean?
Fascinate means: To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
What are synonyms of "fascinate"?
Common synonyms of "fascinate" include: interest, beguile, captivate, enamor, becharm, catch, trance, enamour. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "fascinate" are there?
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