All 4 Uses
intrigue
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
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- It was that word Saints that had intrigued her; she didn't know it was a fancy word for Mormon.†
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- It was hard to tell who had the more intriguing backstory—Reverend Justus with his drive-in church, or Fletcher—who'd been a television atheist until he'd run across a little girl who could apparently perform miracles and raise the dead.†
- Religion is intriguing, but in a historical sense.†
- Most of these stories were benign—a strange coincidence, an intriguing twist.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(intrigue as in: she was intrigued) cause to be interested, curious, or fascinated
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(2)
(intrigue as in: involved in intrigue) a secret scheme or plot
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, intrigue may specifically reference a secret love affair.