fascination
noun
fas·ci·na·tion
ˌfa-sə-ˈnā-shən 
1
a
: the quality or power of fascinating
b
: something fascinating
2
: the state of being fascinated : the state of feeling an intense interest in something
Examples of fascination in a Sentence
the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children
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That might be part of it—the fascination with something that’s becoming a little bit true in mainstream culture.
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
My fascination with the difference between being a mentor and a father was, to a certain degree, my displacement of this question about responsibility to kids and responsibility to art.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
During Saturday’s news conference the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s toilet.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
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Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
My fascination with the difference between being a mentor and a father was, to a certain degree, my displacement of this question about responsibility to kids and responsibility to art.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
During Saturday’s news conference the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s toilet.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
My fascination with hospitality can be traced to the theater of my Auntie’s Sunday gatherings.
—Lp O'Brien, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fascination
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“Fascination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascination. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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