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Riveted meaning

simple past and past participle of rivet

Using Riveted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of rivet
  • In the example corpus, riveted often appears in combinations such as: riveted by, riveted mail, was riveted.

Context around Riveted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

round 6× mughal 4× japanese 1× ottoman 1× firmly 1× suddenly 1× sat 1× iran 1×

Often after:

mail 6× rings 5× links 1× seat 1× dateline 1×

Sentence patterns with Riveted

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

of round riveted rings and 3× and round riveted rings 1× case which riveted the country 1× day before riveted the interest 1× embroidered and riveted seat and 1× i was riveted 1× i was riveted by an 1× i was riveted by her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

mughal riveted mail 2× a rare example 1× a tennessee born 1× andrea canning s 1× close up detail 1× close up of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and solid rings 3× round riveted rings 2× 2682 in 2011 1× an entire nation 1× and canadian governments 1× and filled newspapers 1×

Words around Riveted

Just before it in the word index:

rivet 33 rivest 12 rives 10 riverworks 2 riverwoods 4 riverwood 10

Just after it in the word index:

riveter 19 riveters 5 riveting 178 rivets 35 rivett 8 rivette 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abnormality 73 absenteeism 73 absorbent 73 acapulco 73 acceded 73 acevedo 73

Corpus analysis for Riveted

  • In this selection, "riveted" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, round, mughal, japanese, mail, rings and links stand out and add context to how "riveted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of round riveted rings and and and round riveted rings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "riveted" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with riveted

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

The American captives in Iran riveted an entire nation. (9 words)

A rare example of Japanese riveted mail, round riveted rings. (10 words)

Andrea Canning’s true-crime narratives have riveted “Dateline” viewers for eight years. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

While I have read “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and seen the play, I was riveted by an email I received from a friend, Steve North, who is both a broadcast journalist with CBS and a member by marriage of my extended family. (43 words)

Riveted by the creeping shadows and by Max Schreck’s Orlok with his rodent features, angular frame and elongated talons, the New York-born director watched it on loop in his formative years, and then staged a version in high school. (41 words)

I happened to come across the live broadcast quite by chance and, as usual, was riveted by her candour, relevance and fervour as she discussed the state of West Indies cricket in the context of Caribbean civilisation. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

A rare example of Japanese riveted mail, round riveted rings.

Close up detail of Mughal riveted mail hood kulah zirah, 17th century, alternating rows of round riveted rings and solid rings.

Close up of Mughal riveted mail and plate coat zirah Bagtar, 17th century, alternating rows of solid rings and round riveted rings.

Mughal riveted mail and plate coat zirah Bagtar, 17th century, alternating rows of round riveted rings and solid rings.

Mughal riveted mail hood ''kulah zirah. 17th century, alternating rows of round riveted rings and solid rings.

Ottoman riveted mail, alternating rows of round riveted links and solid links, 16th century.

He made a fully-fledged character out of a real person who has never spoken about why they did anything they did, and I was riveted.

Her accomplishment received little media attention, however, as the sinking of the Titanic ocean liner the day before riveted the interest of the public and filled newspapers.

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I happened to come across the live broadcast quite by chance and, as usual, was riveted by her candour, relevance and fervour as she discussed the state of West Indies cricket in the context of Caribbean civilisation.

It wouldn’t topple the PPP Government from power; it is too firmly riveted.

One such case, which riveted the country for weeks, was a gruesome that took place aboard the Lu Rong Yu 2682 in 2011.

The world was riveted this week by the undersea disappearance of the Titan submersible, and search and rescue efforts by the US and Canadian governments.

While I have read “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and seen the play, I was riveted by an email I received from a friend, Steve North, who is both a broadcast journalist with CBS and a member by marriage of my extended family.

A Tennessee-born friend touring the Chickamauga battlefield, was suddenly riveted to one spot.

I was riveted by her descriptions of pioneer life and all the how-to information: how to build a log cabin, plough a field, make a ball out of a pig’s bladder.

Likewise, diehard Harley fans may flip for the H-D "slash" badging, as well as the fringed, rose-embroidered, and riveted seat and saddlebags.

Riveted by the creeping shadows and by Max Schreck’s Orlok with his rodent features, angular frame and elongated talons, the New York-born director watched it on loop in his formative years, and then staged a version in high school.

Run Lola Run felt like a workout, even while moviegoers sat riveted to their seats.

The American captives in Iran riveted an entire nation.

Andrea Canning’s true-crime narratives have riveted “Dateline” viewers for eight years.

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Common combinations with riveted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "riveted" in a sentence?
An example: "A rare example of Japanese riveted mail, round riveted rings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "riveted" from authentic English texts.
What does "riveted" mean?
Riveted means: simple past and past participle of rivet
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