be entertained

Example Sentences

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After gathering at the supper table to dine and talk about their days, parents and children moved into the den to be entertained by the novel contraptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“It does take you having to wave the flag of, ‘Hey, this is a serious movie,’ and some want to be entertained, and quickly,” Chalamet began.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 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