engross

This discovery of Orage’s significance in Katherine Mansfield’s life and work matters to scholars, but Ms. Kimber misjudges how much it might engross readers of a biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Whatever their inspirations, Neuman’s pictures are visual machines that both engross and propel the viewer’s eye.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022

Narratives of injury engross us because they point to tangible harms — blindings and burns and broken bones.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

From the high-intensity action set pieces to the quieter moments, like riding on horseback or cooking a meal, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that will absolutely engross you if you let it.

From The Verge ● Dec. 17, 2018

She looks up and smiles into my lens and then pretends to engross herself in her work.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

It engrosses two floors of the Breuer with art of total mastery that also, at every turn, casts doubt on its own achievement.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

But the nuclear family more urgently tugging on Caroline’s apron and heart strings — her children and friends — is the one that on this occasion engrosses an audience most satisfyingly.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2017

It engrosses, it stuns, it distracts, and it overwhelms.

From The New Yorker ● May 18, 2015

Fragmentary, obscure, scattered in the recriminations of a self-tormented man, the narrative of Poet Robinson's new work engrosses the reader's efforts, distracts him from the tragic beauty of eerie moonlight, wraiths, tortured souls.

From Time Magazine Archive

It engrosses us men to the exclusion of everything else.

From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

The whodunnit engrossed Buam-dong and piqued the country's interest, making national headlines.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Having a parent that wasn’t overly engrossed in my winning and losing was the healthiest thing,” Austin says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

In February 1924, the iconic engrossed parchment of the Declaration of Independence was installed for public display at the Library of Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

He recalled that his mother was so engrossed in her spiritual work that he needed to earn money to pay for her rent and get food for the family.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Shocked, I turned to the twins, but they were too engrossed in prayer to see what I was seeing.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Books from Mac Barnett and Katherine Rundell argue for the value of imaginative, engrossing tales that can engage readers young and old alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was a match so engrossing it delayed the BBC News at 10.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

And even those unfamiliar with the tale — the vast majority of attendees, in all likelihood — should find it engrossing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

That engrossing yourself in every meticulous step — from measuring out your own leavening agents to bringing your butter and eggs to room temperature — is what qualifies as real baking.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

You pore over an engrossing book, but it’s gross to pour over one.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner