be engrossed by
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“That’s what we want to do — tell stories for people to be engrossed by and if they are engrossed, then job done.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
At least we don’t struggle to be engrossed by 2001: A Space Odyssey.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2018
They were far happier to be engrossed by the sight of their side fighting to recover from 1-0 down.
From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2010
Students of history will find the Diary a mine of information; the ordinary reader cannot fail to be engrossed by the absorbing account of life as it was during the late Georgian period.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In March she should have an eye on Midsummer, at Midsummer she should be engrossed by Christmas, and at Christmas that notorious article, "Easter in many Lands," should be approaching completion.
From Journalism for Women A Practical Guide by Bennett, Arnold