engrossed
Example Sentences
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"This is all dog content, when will the cat programme be on?" one person engrossed in the service wrote in the chatroom on PetTV's streaming page.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
For much of the summer, though, he was engrossed in something else.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
People with no connection to the Post Office have told the BBC how they became engrossed watching the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024
“That’s what we want to do — tell stories for people to be engrossed by and if they are engrossed, then job done.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
He and Jonah are so engrossed in their conversation, he doesn’t even look back to say hello.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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