How to Use engage in in a Sentence

engage in

phrasal verb

• The judge in the case has already ruled that the defendants engaged in fraud.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
• The two got engaged in 2015 and tied the knot less than a year later, in Tennessee.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
• Landowners weren’t the only ones engaged in the hermit trade.
  — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
• A couple of years ago, Residente engaged in a war of words with J Balvin.
  — Gary Suarez, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• That’s because the Portland Trail Blazers have yet to fully engage in trade talks with the Heat.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• Police said two groups of people who knew of each other engaged in a fight that led up to the stabbing.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• They got engaged in March 2019 and married nine months later.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The two engaged in a 11-shot rally that seemed to be over after what seemed to be a down-the-line backhand winner from Bublik.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• The next step is to engage in a dialogue with the community.
  — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
• And everyone engaging in the process — from creators to viewers to commenters — can make a few bucks along the way.
  — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Why did the attack take place? Israel and Iran are long-standing rivals and have been engaged in a shadow war for years.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
• If engaging in outdoor activity, take longer and more frequent breaks and avoid the hottest parts of the day.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
• Stars from Taylor Swift to Bad Bunny have been engaged in legal battles over the rights to their music.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
• There is no facts in the record to suggest that President Biden engaged in wrongdoing.
  — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
• In one of the most memorably ludicrous scenes, the octoroon’s two suitors engage in fisticuffs.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• According to the blogger, Graziadei and Kent got engaged in Tulum, Mexico, at the end of the season.
  — The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• My husband, Brad, and I, both divorced and not in the market for anyone who didn’t ooze quality, had engaged in a keyboard courtship.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
• The two are then seen engaging in a struggle when a third male wearing an orange shirt emerges from behind the wrecked vehicle.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2023
• Trump is charged with engaging in conspiracies to overturn the results of the 2020 election and keep him in power.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
• After that, the men allegedly engaged in an altercation, and Sibley was stabbed in the chest.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
• That’s a world away from Lula, who once told reporters that the U.S. involvement in the war was stoking the conflict further and has urged the warring parties to engage in talks.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• And the line of questioning on the stand that Avenatti was engaging in with her really disturbed me.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
• Automakers in China are engaging in another round of price wars as there are signs of a slowing pace of growth in the world’s largest EV market.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 Apr. 2024
• He was highly engaged in the build and paid numerous visits to Sunreef’s shipyard in Gdansk, Poland.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
• Fans learned in the After the Altar special that Josh and Monica got engaged in the pods during season 4 — but it was never shown on camera.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Older players would put younger ones in a dark locker room and engage in sexualized acts while wearing masks.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• Since impulsive pulling or picking can be a way of trying to cope with tough emotions, adding a layer of stress to the mix might make a person engage in these actions more often.
  — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 14 Nov. 2023
• The findings suggest that bankers are five times less likely to engage in financial misconduct when working from home.
  — Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 July 2023
• Fans will still separate feelings for the celebrity from their decision to engage in a healthy behavior.
  — Christopher Morse, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
• Unlike Capote himself, Capote vs. The Swans is happy just to observe this world without engaging in much by way of conversation.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024