How to Use interested in a Sentence

interested

adjective
  • I'm interested to hear what you have to say.
  • The plan will have to be approved by all interested parties.
  • I'd be interested to learn more about his background.
  • I asked him if he wanted to play tennis, but he said he wasn't interested.
  • The listeners were all greatly interested in the lecture.
  • I was very interested to learn that she had once lived in California.
  • Male flies are less interested in these smells as a sign of food.
    — Christine Picard, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The film is deeply interested in who knows what.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • From there, a lot more brands were interested.
    — Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Very easy to ready and kept us interested in each story.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • For all those interested, here is Deen's recipe for mint julep.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
  • Luhrmann seems more interested in the huckster than in the artist.
    — New York Times, 23 June 2022
  • None of them seemed to be in a hurry or to be interested in the others.
    — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The guys who were interested in them were forced to toe a fine and awkward line with the rest of the group.
    — Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • So part of me is interested in writing a book that’s rooted in the present.
    — David Marchese, New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • Maybe take a closer look at a player the club might be interested in.
    — Kevin Sherrington mar. 7, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • If a book has swords and dragons on the cover, chances are boys will be interested.
    — Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The cast were not the only ones who were interested in space travels.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Invent a drinking game to keep guests interested if the game gets out of hand.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean people are still not interested in what went on between them.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Benji is now old enough to be interested in playing with tools.
    — Dania Maxwell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Kaish, like many artists of her era, was also deeply interested in outer space.
    — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Lee isn’t interested in telling stories that way.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That said, my sense is there are a lot of clubs who are interested in being part of this historic game.
    — Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But that story wasn’t the one Krieps was interested in telling.
    — Daniel Clemens, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Trump and Musk aren’t interested in these sorts of details, of course.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Doja Cat seems to have a new man in her life — and she’s been interested in him for a while.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a lot of interested parties for all the right reasons.
    — oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • Those interested can check out more details on the event’s Eventbrite page.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • But Travis isn’t interested in discussing his by week plans.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

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