engrossing
adjective
en·gross·ing
in-ˈgrō-siŋ 
en-
: taking up the attention completely : absorbing
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Examples of engrossing in a Sentence
an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans
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All factor into Eastwood’s engrossing 40th turn in the director’s chair, another feather in the filmmaker’s illustrious cap.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Juror #2 , like Conclave, which opened this weekend, proves to be an exceptionally fine entertainment for adult audiences craving something compelling and engrossing — all too rare these days in bringing that discerning older audience back to theaters.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
The Formula 1 season moves south of the border from Texas to Mexico this weekend, for another chapter in the engrossing title duel between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In this engrossing New Yorker profile, Tad Friend profiles Glenn Horowitz, a top dealer of rare books and manuscripts who built a fortune selling the archives of famous writers and celebrities such as Vladimir Nabokov, Alice Walker, and Bob Dylan.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Juror #2 , like Conclave, which opened this weekend, proves to be an exceptionally fine entertainment for adult audiences craving something compelling and engrossing — all too rare these days in bringing that discerning older audience back to theaters.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
The Formula 1 season moves south of the border from Texas to Mexico this weekend, for another chapter in the engrossing title duel between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In this engrossing New Yorker profile, Tad Friend profiles Glenn Horowitz, a top dealer of rare books and manuscripts who built a fortune selling the archives of famous writers and celebrities such as Vladimir Nabokov, Alice Walker, and Bob Dylan.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Engrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrossing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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