entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtā-niŋ 
: providing entertainment : diverting
an entertaining book
an entertaining speaker
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Examples of entertaining in a Sentence
a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day
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As is the way with Browne, the show was an entertaining and playful vehicle to exhibit traditional couture techniques.
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 27 June 2024
Giving the chameleonic actress more scene partners and set pieces to encounter than ever before in the City of Angels, West uses the final leg of Maxine’s story to imagine how a final girl’s trauma might fracture into a (wildly entertaining) vitriolic spray of revenge.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Outside, a deep aft cockpit with sofas and a high-low table is perfect for alfresco entertaining.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
Install an outdoor curtain rod, then use the drapes to visually designate an entertaining or conversation zone on your back porch or patio.
—Heather Luckhurst, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 27 June 2024
Giving the chameleonic actress more scene partners and set pieces to encounter than ever before in the City of Angels, West uses the final leg of Maxine’s story to imagine how a final girl’s trauma might fracture into a (wildly entertaining) vitriolic spray of revenge.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024
Outside, a deep aft cockpit with sofas and a high-low table is perfect for alfresco entertaining.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
Install an outdoor curtain rod, then use the drapes to visually designate an entertaining or conversation zone on your back porch or patio.
—Heather Luckhurst, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2024
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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entertaining
adjective
en·ter·tain·ing
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-iŋ
: providing amusement, diversion, or recreation
an entertaining book
entertainingly
adverb
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