be entertained
Example Sentences
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He didn’t offend anyone except those who wanted to be entertained.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The Miami crowd, under the impression they were there to be entertained, hissed and booed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I want the audience to be entertained — laughing, crying, standing up and feeling like they can do it all too,” Lauper said of the show, already extended through Dec. 7.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
There are signs everywhere telling visitors to be quiet and not to use cellphones, but everyone mostly ignores the latter instruction: Kids need to be entertained; relatives need to be updated.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
They were here--and they accepted Tom and me, making only a polite pleasant effort to entertain or to be entertained.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
