be entertained
Example Sentences
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He didn’t offend anyone except those who wanted to be entertained.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
The show was a time each week when everyone gathered around the TV together, to see something novel and to be entertained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
There are signs everywhere telling visitors to be quiet and not to use cellphones, but everyone mostly ignores the latter instruction: Kids need to be entertained; relatives need to be updated.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
"That audience want to be entertained and they like things that are relevant to them," says executive producer Kevin Fearon.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
But she was not there to be entertained with the vacillations of a minor Victorian esthete.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
