engross

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

From the high-intensity action set pieces to the quieter moments, like riding on horseback or cooking a meal, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that will absolutely engross you if you let it.

From The Verge ● Dec. 17, 2018

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

The cuckoo problem that most deeply engrosses Ornithologist Baker and others is: How does the cuckoo get the egg into the nest?

From Time Magazine Archive

There is to be a meeting of the Cabinet here this Evening, which Always engrosses my Apartment and banishes me to other quarters.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose

It was a day the 15,000 home fans on Centre Court, thousands more on Henman Hill - sorry, Arthur's Seat - and those engrossed across the country will never forget.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Like millions worldwide, my family and I have been deeply, and in our case, weirdly, engrossed in this year’s games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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

He keeps readers engrossed by methodically recounting the specifics of police work, including the business of obtaining warrants and interrogating witnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

But he was engrossed in the images on the screen, lying on the floor next to Obiora.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It was a match so engrossing it delayed the BBC News at 10.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Beyond a purely aesthetic consideration, the exhibition is an engrossing seminar on every aspect of tarot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

Jack Thorne, who co-wrote last year’s prize-winning “Adolescence,” returns with another story of fractured childhood with an admirable, engrossing new adaptation of William Golding’s much-taught novel of boy castaways, “The Lord of the Flies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

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

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright