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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Riveted on vs. Fixed on

Hi

Would you say that all these sentences carry the same meaning and flavor?

Her sharp eyes were fixed on mine.

Her sharp eyes riveted on mine.

Her sharp eyes bore into mine.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Her sharp eyes were fixed on mine. That's okay.

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  • Tom Her sharp eyes were fixed on mine.
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  • Tom Her sharp eyes riveted on mine.
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Mr. TomHer sharp eyes were fixed on mine.

That's okay.

Mr. TomHer sharp eyes riveted on mine.

That doesn't work for me.

Mr. TomHer sharp eyes bore into mine.

Possibly in a sci-fi context.

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The second should read ‘were riveted’; it is more intense than the first. The third is used idiomatically as an indication of unspoken inquiry or command.

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