entertained

Example Sentences

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“Writing the book, at night and on the weekends, gave me a purpose, kept me engaged and focused, entertained — remembering, remembering, trying to put everything in there,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He saw a split later during his time as a medical student at Columbia—some patients upstairs being entertained by a pianist, others in the basement treated as a “burden on the hospital.”

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

If guests aren’t entertained enough with the indoor amenities, they can lounge at the 40-foot saltwater pool with solar heating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Nothing came of these theories, but the intelligence firms also entertained an alternate hypothesis: What if the alleged victim didn’t have a nefarious agenda but was being manipulated by someone who did?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

My job was to keep the twins entertained.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan