engross

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

It engrosses two floors of the Breuer with art of total mastery that also, at every turn, casts doubt on its own achievement.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

But the nuclear family more urgently tugging on Caroline’s apron and heart strings — her children and friends — is the one that on this occasion engrosses an audience most satisfyingly.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2017

It engrosses, it stuns, it distracts, and it overwhelms.

From The New Yorker ● May 18, 2015

But money does not preoccupy Andrew Wyeth, and his whimsies are mostly a cover-up for what engrosses him, the subjects of his work.

From Time Magazine Archive

The way in which she engrosses you quite separates us; when a woman chooses to pay court, it is much worse than attention from a man--she scarcely ever leaves you for a moment.'

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various

Police and safety groups once warned players not to become so engrossed in catching the next Psyduck that they got lost or put themselves in danger.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Another former judge told me he was concerned about cameras for the first 30 seconds after they were turned on, but then he became engrossed in the case and forgot about being recorded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

It was a day the 15,000 home fans on Centre Court, thousands more on Henman Hill - sorry, Arthur's Seat - and those engrossed across the country will never forget.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Like millions worldwide, my family and I have been deeply, and in our case, weirdly, engrossed in this year’s games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

I was glad it was dark, although James was too engrossed in the picture to notice anyway.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Books from Mac Barnett and Katherine Rundell argue for the value of imaginative, engrossing tales that can engage readers young and old alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

That engrossing yourself in every meticulous step — from measuring out your own leavening agents to bringing your butter and eggs to room temperature — is what qualifies as real baking.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

Readers will find engrossing case studies of well-known disasters such as the Titanic and the USS Indianapolis, as well as sections on bygone Viking wrecks and the mysterious “ghost ships” of seafaring lore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Jack Thorne, who co-wrote last year’s prize-winning “Adolescence,” returns with another story of fractured childhood with an admirable, engrossing new adaptation of William Golding’s much-taught novel of boy castaways, “The Lord of the Flies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Debussy, along with twenty-eight million other visitors, spent an engrossing time wandering around the exotic installations from distant continents.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall