be entertained

Example Sentences

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The show was a time each week when everyone gathered around the TV together, to see something novel and to be entertained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“It does take you having to wave the flag of, ‘Hey, this is a serious movie,’ and some want to be entertained, and quickly,” Chalamet began.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

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

"That audience want to be entertained and they like things that are relevant to them," says executive producer Kevin Fearon.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Since he was a young child he had hardly ever fallen asleep in the daytime, even when the house was in its afternoon silence....She wouldn’t believe it—not with Aurelia to be entertained.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks