How to Use intriguingly in a Sentence

intriguingly

adverb
  • The blooms intriguingly open with the sun and close at night.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Even more intriguingly, it could be used for the iPhone as well.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • But intriguingly, the whole scene carries a sense of glee to it.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 June 2019
  • Whale meat, Spam, salt cod, and sheep's head were all intriguingly gruesome.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Thus, intriguingly, the color is flat but the lines hint at a third dimension.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The chicken filling is both juicy and intriguingly complex, with just enough chile heat to perk up each bite.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • And, most intriguingly, what does the real Good Place look like?
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2017
  • But rarely do the results fit so intriguingly into their existing body of work.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This is also a scrub and a shampoo that smells intriguingly like Thin Mints.
    — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 6 June 2018
  • The dust around the comet is also intriguingly different than those around other comets.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Mar. 2021
  • More intriguingly, samples that didn’t have the virus saw no growth in Halteria at all.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Just as intriguingly, the iPad mini features in the images, too.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
  • And every so often, the show slides intriguingly into a more nuanced and shadowy in-between zone.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Most intriguingly, even the furnishings and items in the home recall another time.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 8 July 2017
  • Most intriguingly, some have said that black players ought to protest exclusively in ways white football fans approve of.
    — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
  • On the second day of my visit, amid the intriguingly gruesome briefings, Khan took me out for sushi.
    — David Quammen, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
  • They can also be used as a pocket watch, desk clock or, most intriguingly of all, as the Boat Tail’s dashboard clock.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 June 2021
  • The result is a slightly crunchy, intriguingly bitter chile oil with hints of chocolate, tobacco and smoke.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Most intriguingly, the new app will take a more directive approach to making suggestions to drivers about where to go and what to do.
    — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Driving on pavement, there was no mistaking the truck for a sports car, but it was intriguingly composed and under control.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2017
  • Or, more intriguingly, athletes at a public university in a labor-friendly state could throw their hat in the ring.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026
  • Davis was an intriguingly good fit in that match and got another start the following Saturday.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
  • The Lamb that emerges is a man who remained intriguingly complex until his death in 1834.
    — Malcolm Forbes, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The film intriguingly digs into the loneliness of ghosts and has a fun but gross running gag involving ectoplasm.
    — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • But, more intriguingly, the often shape-shifting iconoclast will be trying on what promises to be a new or at least evolved musical style.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The longer version is that there are a range of different options, not just on the pitch but, perhaps most surprisingly and intriguingly, off it too.
    — Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Most intriguingly, the newest (and oldest) crater dates back to a very tumultuous time in Earth’s history.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Please explain to us a bit more about what the intriguingly named ‘House of Beautiful Business’ is all about?
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Intriguingly, Clapton also says that Jon won’t always be wearing furs and capes this season.
    — vanityfair.com, 10 July 2017
  • Intriguingly, Marilyn tells us that her mother’s recent death marked a pretty big sea change for her with respect to her sister’s case.
    — Annie Sisk, baltimoresun.com, 31 May 2017

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