entertained

Example Sentences

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"The audience has now been accustomed to want to be entertained," says Kaplan.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

They included the lifestyle series "With love, Meghan" in which the former actress entertained guests in an opulent California home with a series of arts-and-crafts projects.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

A previously unthinkable risk now being entertained by some is trouble at life assurers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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

For a moment, and only for a moment, I entertained the notion that Davis might’ve helped his father disappear.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green