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Cameras force politicians to entertain, which creates two problems: First, officials become less like average Americans and, consequently, relate less to their problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He’d sometimes entertain colleagues by pulling out a bridge that covers his missing front teeth.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

“But that’s also why we entertain a lot at home. I now have a phone basket that I use to take everyone’s phones away!”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

For millennials like Tasmiyah Manan from Oakwood in north Leeds, South Asian broadcasting didn't just entertain; it shaped how she understood herself.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Alex and I discovered that we could entertain ourselves by running up and down the aisles.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

The paved terrace, for example, is an imitation of a similar space in Palm Beach where the president routinely entertains.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025

It's 2001 and nine-year-old Jonno Davies is standing in the crowd as Robbie Williams entertains 65,000 people at the Milton Keynes Bowl.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024

It entertains and explains how Trump became who he is.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2024

Or so it seems to his father as, on a fan-cooled veranda, he entertains apocalyptic thoughts of marching armies, a new dynasty, the end of society as they know it.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Proof, if any were needed, that people prefer to be entertained rather than preached to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

He even looked into playing arena football and entertained the idea of playing for the Los Angeles Avengers, but that thought only lasted a day or so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

He entertained mass audiences so successfully that his murder mysteries, spy sagas and innocent-man-accused tales became their own genre: the Alfred Hitchcock Movie, often imitated but never equaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Mexico returned from halftime with great momentum in front of a crowd that had been entertained at halftime by the Mexican band Maná.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

I held house parties and card parties to help keep them entertained at home and so they would be safe from segregation’s sting as well as its perils.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

TikTok said the CleanTok community had transformed the mundane task of cleaning into "one of the most-loved and entertaining genres" on its platform.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

“From its expansive grounds to its capacity for entertaining, this magnificent residence offers an exceptional Beverly Park experience.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“It’s such a complex, yet entertaining novel. We learned a lot about the tenets of Islam as woven into the story,” Ellyn Moscowitz shares about their book club pick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

It was fun entertaining six-year-olds all day, but exhausting.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda