- present participle of entertain.
entertaining
Example Sentences
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There is also a full wet bar, ideal for entertaining, as well as a second staircase that leads to the upper level directly from the kitchen.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Bass, who has deep roots in Los Angeles with a background in community organising and a wealth of political experience, is just "not as entertaining" as Pratt, Kaplan says.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
There’s that word that gets weaponized so often lately to describe things that are bad but somewhat entertaining, which is exactly how I’d describe Gyllenhaal’s output this decade.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Three years later, he told one of his papers, the Post-Standard of Syracuse, N.Y., that newspapers can survive “by producing content that is relevant, interesting, accurate and entertaining for newspapers and the internet.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
It had been entertaining and fascinating to find here on Gethen governments so similar to those in the ancient histories of Terra: a monarchy, and a genuine full-blown bureaucracy.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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