entertain
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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
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 had to take him home and entertain him.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Host and journalist Anders Kvaal entertains both sides of the fracas with his ears open and his mouth largely shut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 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
However, what entertains a live audience in the stadium differs from what works on national television, and the technology needed to bridge that gap had to evolve.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 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
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
The oil chief is an eloquent speaker whose TV appearances have entertained the president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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
He had also entertained them with stories of his hunting adventures in the Dakota Territory and read adventure and nature books to them.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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
There is also a full-size tennis court, resort-style pool, and plenty of entertaining spaces.
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
That can be particularly entertaining on the celebrity version of the show.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Certainly. For now. But you of all people should realize how thin the line is between the truth and a compelling lie. Between history and an entertaining story.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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