How to Use interest in a Sentence

interest

1 of 2 noun
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  • The speaker wasn't able to hold their interest.
  • The price of the ticket was a matter of interest to everyone.
  • The kids listened to the speaker for a little while, but then lost interest.
  • The stories about his personal life add interest to the book.
  • I thought this article might be of interest to you.
  • Music is one of her many interests.
  • She told us about her lifelong interest in music.
  • She took an active interest in the political debate.
  • We visited many places of interest on our vacation.
  • He expressed an interest in learning more about photography.
  • What’s the back story of your interest in the laws around student debt?
    — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 10 July 2023
  • The imagery picks up in interest as the show proceeds, too.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2023
  • In the postwar years their interest turned to abstract art.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The first woman on the Supreme Court had little interest in the feminism of her era.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But while business booths and food seemed to draw some interest, the bands were arguably the most popular draw with the adult crowd.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The two become very close and end up showing an interest in each other.
    — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • With interest rates on the rise, certificates of deposit are very much in the spotlight today.
    — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 30 Sep. 2023
  • That prompted the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at a rapid pace.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Meanwhile, interest rates on home loans are flirting with 8%, up from about 6.94% during this same time last year.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But the thing that was a surprise to me as well is that Bryan didn’t really have any interest in just revisiting the books from 20 years ago.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Sam Michel, a spokesman for Tai, said the final agreement will make the interests of workers a priority.
    — Time, 10 July 2023
  • Here are seven ways to lower your credit card debt in light of the Fed continuing to raise interest rates.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The government is fully aware of this and has an interest in helping to foster the industry’s next steps.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Also, suddenly, there’s a lot of interest in the border.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
  • Also, American savings wiped out interest rates at a two decade high and about to go even higher.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Investors expect that a pause in the Fed's interest rate hikes will help ease mortgage rates and fuel housing demand.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The defense will try to lay out its case that Netanyahu wasn’t acting in Milchan’s personal interests and that the gifts were just friendly gestures.
    — Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • The agency’s interest comes in the wake of Fortune’s report last week that found many longtime Amazon sellers are furious about the fees.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Shuo simply shows interest in Mrs. Tu’s stories about her trips and in Mr. Tu’s love of classical music.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
  • As far as an ideal family, Ash would connect well with one that is open and understanding and takes interest in the arts.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2024
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interest

2 of 2 verb
  • It might interest you to know that the woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.
  • The salesman tried to interest me in a more expensive computer.
  • It interested me to learn that she had once lived in California.
  • Military history doesn't really interest me.
  • That’s what interests me the most and what connects most of my films.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • Here’s a look at some of the free-agent tight ends that might interest the Dolphins.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Toggle the slider next to See ads that interest you to the left to disable it.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • My concern is that all of the schools that interest me rank at or near the top in the college rankings.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Of all the things discussed, her specialness seems to interest her the least.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • What interests you about the idea of these things that used to be taboo but now are entering the mainstream?
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Few topics interest me more than the changing of our clocks.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Seek the activities which interest you for the causes which mean the most.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But what might interest visitors the most is the way a wolf pack looks a lot like a family.
    — Karla Petersoncolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Is there someone else who interests you enough to invest this much of your time?
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There should be some names available at No. 26 that interest the club.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • What interests her is to give shapes never seen before to clothes.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It was dealt with in a very matter-of-fact way, because that’s not what interested me.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The next victims will be the people whose interests Hamas purports to defend.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Being now a mother at this stage of her life, however, the roles that would interest her seem to have evolved with time.
    — Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • But the rubble is what interests me, the fact that our pasts are unreliable.
    — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Simply click on ‘Add Topic’ for any subjects that interest you and they will be added to your news feed.
    — Subscriber Services Team, The Enquirer, 22 June 2022
  • Music was the only thing that had interested her in school.
    — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Video Ad Feedback How long will interest rates stay high?
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Cosby lawyer Jennifer Bonjean says the case rests on a narrow set of facts that should not interest the Supreme Court.
    — Maryclaire Dale, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Speaking to your partner about what interests you both in the bedroom is crucial.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But there are other features that may interest you as well.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
  • What interests me is this: Why did this movie incite such passion?
    — M.g. Lord, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In the meantime, the duo does manage to rattle off a number of features that might interest the crowd watching at home.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The Texas case has other features that could interest the justices.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Whether your mom loves memoirs, beach reads, true crime, thrillers or big award winners, you're bound to find something that'll interest her on this list.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 16 Apr. 2022

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