be engrossed in
Example Sentences
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With AR you can, not be engrossed in something, but have it be a part of your world, of your conversation.
From The Verge • Sep. 12, 2021
Those who worked out at the gym this week seemed to be engrossed in a complicated moral arithmetic.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 9, 2019
In parents’ fantasies, summer, with its long days and more languorous pace, is a time for our children to be engrossed in wonderful books.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019
Now Leonsis has come along, telling owners that their franchises would gain in value because gambling, like fantasy leagues, gives fans another reason to be engrossed in a sport.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2019
I pretend to be engrossed in the magazine.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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