engrossed

Example Sentences

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An older woman at the door is sluggishly engrossed in a 12,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

From Los Angeles Times

Watching from her seat in the Rose Bowl, Kerry Latu finds herself so engrossed in her son’s pursuit of quarterbacks and running backs that she doesn’t think about his neck.

From Los Angeles Times

He took shots at his opponents saying that Mr. Biden is too old to serve another term and Mr. Trump is engrossed in his civil and criminal trials.

From Washington Times

He took shots at his major party opponents, saying President Biden is too old to serve another term and former President Donald Trump is engrossed in his civil and criminal trials.

From Washington Times

She is engrossed in George Eliot’s “Daniel Deronda,” a novel so vast and branching that it’s nearly impossible for her to answer when someone inquires, “What’s it about?”

From Los Angeles Times