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.

Source: https://screenrant.com/fatal-attraction-producers-interview/

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.

Source: https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/04/15/on-this-date-156/

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.

Source: http://wired868.com/2023/07/29/vaneisa-mia-mottley-west-indies-cricket-and-the-public-good/

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

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/09/21/hrd-truths-by-ghk-lall-inclusion-in-guyana-who-has-it-right-who-is-deceiving/

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

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-11-07/chinese-squid-fishing-ships-crews-face-beatings-malnutrition

‘The case has riveted Americans,' he added.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11606867/Book-publishers-movie-studios-looking-cash-Idaho-murders.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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.

Source: https://qz.com/emails/quartz-weekend-brief/1850573370/sunday-reads-an-ipo-for-a-painting-norse-nosh

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.

Source: https://tbrnewsmedia.com/between-you-and-me-i-must-do-this-to-save-the-people-for-my-gewissen-for-my-conscience/