entertain
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Still, with that perspective, he wasn’t going to entertain any talk about the Dodgers ruining baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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
He offers never-ending reruns of the same speech, and at this point it fails to entertain, enlighten or move anyone.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Studios line up to showcase their best and newest offerings at Comic-Con, with dozens of panels to entertain fans.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
While trying to have our usual space talk, it made me dizzy just watching Mrs. B feed, change, calm, and entertain Sabrina.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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 real scandal here is why she entertains any of these losers at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
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
"I think he's ultimately a very good, what I would call, ballroom entertainer. And he stands up and he entertains, and he's extremely good at that."
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Lily may be the least helpful helper in the family, but she entertains me with screamed renditions of Disney songs and informs me when she thinks my T-shirts are ugly.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
"Having a dog is one of the biggest tips - once you know you've got the responsibility to keep him exercised, keep him entertained, then you have the motivation to go out."
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
During the ride Cassiopeia entertained the infants with her own doggy-themed version of the farm animal song, in which every animal either barked or howled.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
"This is the most thrilling, entertaining, fulfilling job we could have ever asked for."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Like most Sheridan shows, it may not be particularly good, but it’s still highly entertaining.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
An amazing and entertaining autobiography, it demonstrates that no matter which market you invest in, finding your own style that matches your personality and psychology will lead to the best results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
All the various formats have their proponents and the conversations about them have been entertaining and informative, but no matter the film or screen size, it’s a very good movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
This new development was also fascinating, but less entertaining.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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