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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While the flick moves through its true crime plot at an entertaining pace, the story is full of earnest questions about art-making in a gendered society.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Back downstairs, a semicircular wooden bar and an outdoor area with a hot tub and firepit make for next-level entertaining.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
One of the best features of this tiny home is its upper deck patio, which offers plenty of room for entertaining and can fit outdoor furniture, fire pits, and more.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
Using fake, entertaining, often preposterous images to score political points is hardly new.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
Back downstairs, a semicircular wooden bar and an outdoor area with a hot tub and firepit make for next-level entertaining.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
One of the best features of this tiny home is its upper deck patio, which offers plenty of room for entertaining and can fit outdoor furniture, fire pits, and more.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
Using fake, entertaining, often preposterous images to score political points is hardly new.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for entertaining
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“Entertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertaining. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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