engross

Example Sentences

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A young woman, with long, dark, shining hair sat in the window engrossed in a book.

From Literature

The musk ox was deeply engrossed in his reflection in the pond, turning his head to one side and then the other.

From Literature

“The excitement and the magic is really about the discovery of the unexpected. It’s so engrossing and it really just gets me engaged with life.”

From Los Angeles Times

Time had a way of evaporating instantly when he was engrossed in an interesting project, such as cataloging his baseball cards, or reading a good mystery.

From Literature

Sid Bellows was too engrossed in perusing pictures of women on the Silver Singles dating site to pay the boy any mind.

From Literature