be entertained
Example Sentences
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In other words, people will still be people and they will still want to be entertained.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“I want the audience to be entertained — laughing, crying, standing up and feeling like they can do it all too,” Lauper said of the show, already extended through Dec. 7.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
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
She herself would not be entertained by placing grass randomly on a blanket.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
