be entertained

Example Sentences

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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

At least on this planet, only members of homo sapiens are freaky enough to be entertained by a cat dressed as an avocado.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

We can enjoy a fantastic representation of death, be entertained by it, feel emotional about it, but also detach from it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Billy went into his bedroom, even though there were guests to be entertained downstairs.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut