entertaining

Example Sentences

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Entertaining down to the last minute, the Bastille Opera finally opened its season with a sad-faced functionary who stepped in front of the curtain to tell us that the “Simone Boccanegra” baritone was indisposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In her career spanning more than seven decades, she has appeared in Entertaining Mr Sloane, for which she won a Tony, and popular shows such as Annie, Sweeney Todd and Cabaret.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

A chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an Emmy Award for best host for “Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello” and appeared on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

This article is adapted from the forthcoming book “Butterfly in the Sky: ‘Reading Rainbow’ and the Endless Challenge of Entertaining While Educating Our Children,” by Jonathan Taylor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Entertaining stories we have in plenty; but this is something more—it is a piece of literature.

From A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties by Major, Charles