entertain

Example Sentences

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“A writer who was devoted to bringing laughter to the world, Jessie’s life’s work will continue to entertain audiences for decades to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And with each 600-word essay I try to revitalize, I am reminded of our daily cultural choice: either to lean back and let technology entertain us, work for us, be us—or to live.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Like the idol supergroups it celebrates, this Netflix hit has been engineered to entertain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Elsewhere, it appears the princesses were called upon by him to entertain his contacts and give tours of Buckingham Palace.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

I stopped: I could not trust myself to entertain, much less to express, the thought that rushed upon me—that embodied itself,—that, in a second, stood out a strong, solid probability.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë