engrossing
adjective
en·gross·ing
in-ˈgrō-siŋ 
en-
: taking up the attention completely : absorbing
Examples of engrossing in a Sentence
an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Despite a handful of missteps, the NBC show is engrossing, and confounding and off to a promising start.
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Honestly, every second of this video is engrossing, entertaining, and educational.
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None of these few flaws outweigh the larger experience of a wholly engrossing show, competently made and beautifully edited.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Despite a handful of missteps, the NBC show is engrossing, and confounding and off to a promising start.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
Honestly, every second of this video is engrossing, entertaining, and educational.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
None of these few flaws outweigh the larger experience of a wholly engrossing show, competently made and beautifully edited.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engrossing
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“Engrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrossing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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