engaged
Example Sentences
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Jonah looked down at the screen of the Elucidator, which seemed to be engaged in some kind of countdown: 10, 9, 8 .
From Literature
This, in turn, is hindering the Bank of Japan, which is engaged in a massive program of quantitative easing — i.e., printing money — to make ends meet.
From MarketWatch
“The excitement and the magic is really about the discovery of the unexpected. It’s so engrossing and it really just gets me engaged with life.”
From Los Angeles Times
Usually engaged in anodyne activities, they present idealized versions of childhood: full of stereotypical sweetness, innocence and light.
From Los Angeles Times
Now that he’s engaged to someone else, he realizes that Conti and Macii weren’t meant to be a couple—only a pair.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
