engross
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Dance, writes Ms. Footer, “began to engross him.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And I wanted to engross the actors and the audience in what she’s saying and feeling, so we can be there with her and feel it too.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2022
Whatever their inspirations, Neuman’s pictures are visual machines that both engross and propel the viewer’s eye.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
Narratives of injury engross us because they point to tangible harms — blindings and burns and broken bones.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022
She looks up and smiles into my lens and then pretends to engross herself in her work.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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