fascination

strange

She has a strange fascination with old maps and spent hours studying them at the library.

have, hold

The ancient ruins have a fascination that draws thousands of visitors every year.

develop, feel, find, have

She developed a fascination with ancient history after visiting the museum last year.

exercise, exert

The ancient ruins continue to exercise a powerful fascination over visitors from around the world.

share

Both children shared a fascination with dinosaurs and spent hours reading books about them.

listen in/with

She listened in fascination as her grandmother told stories about life during the war.

in/with ~

The children stared with fascination at the magician pulling rabbits from his hat.

~ for

His fascination for old jazz records led him to collect hundreds of albums.

~ in

Maria developed a deep fascination in marine biology during her first visit to the aquarium.

~ with

She developed a deep fascination with marine biology after visiting the aquarium as a child.

part of the fascination

The mystery of how magicians perform their tricks is part of the fascination for many children.

a source of fascination to sb

Deep sea creatures have always been a source of fascination to marine biologists and ocean explorers.