be entertained
Example Sentences
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After gathering at the supper table to dine and talk about their days, parents and children moved into the den to be entertained by the novel contraptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
They want to be entertained, which is great because at the end of the day that's what we do.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025
One thing is certain: The St. Francis student section and many other fans are going to be entertained watching Millogo deliver dunk after dunk.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 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
But she was not there to be entertained with the vacillations of a minor Victorian esthete.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
