engross

The goal is to engross fans in the world of their favorite stories, a bet Disney hopes will keep audiences engaged when there is more competition than ever for their attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Dance, writes Ms. Footer, “began to engross him.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Whatever their inspirations, Neuman’s pictures are visual machines that both engross and propel the viewer’s eye.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022

Narratives of injury engross us because they point to tangible harms — blindings and burns and broken bones.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

She looks up and smiles into my lens and then pretends to engross herself in her work.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

It engrosses two floors of the Breuer with art of total mastery that also, at every turn, casts doubt on its own achievement.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

But the nuclear family more urgently tugging on Caroline’s apron and heart strings — her children and friends — is the one that on this occasion engrosses an audience most satisfyingly.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2017

It engrosses, it stuns, it distracts, and it overwhelms.

From The New Yorker ● May 18, 2015

But money does not preoccupy Andrew Wyeth, and his whimsies are mostly a cover-up for what engrosses him, the subjects of his work.

From Time Magazine Archive

When we are enjoying such bliss as that, it engrosses us and leaves us no senses with which to be conscious of anything else.

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock

The whodunnit engrossed Buam-dong and piqued the country's interest, making national headlines.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Having a parent that wasn’t overly engrossed in my winning and losing was the healthiest thing,” Austin says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Another former judge told me he was concerned about cameras for the first 30 seconds after they were turned on, but then he became engrossed in the case and forgot about being recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The two leaders were filmed several times at Evian, including while they appeared engrossed in conversation on a small sofa, with Meloni smiling as they talked.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Bando is at an antique reading desk, engrossed in a book.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Mr. Warrick uses the passage as an epigraph for his engrossing biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

And even those unfamiliar with the tale — the vast majority of attendees, in all likelihood — should find it engrossing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

That engrossing yourself in every meticulous step — from measuring out your own leavening agents to bringing your butter and eggs to room temperature — is what qualifies as real baking.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

Lori Inglis Hall delivers, in Malcolm Forbes’s words, “an engrossing novel whose twin tales have emotional depth.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

I found my work in the South Side Boys’ Club deeply engrossing.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright