How to Use entertaining in a Sentence

entertaining

adjective
  • Yet for all its warts, this should be one of the more entertaining young teams in basketball.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But the traditional way of doing so is to take turns entertaining.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • And what better way to foster that sense of togetherness than through one big open room that’s made for entertaining?
    Sunset Magazine, 14 Oct. 2022
  • His entertaining and instructive book offers due penance.
    Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Class it up and stick to the list below, fit with everything from special wine pouring gadgets and prints to decanters and entertaining books.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The days are getting cooler and holiday season is here, so this is the perfect time to switch up your cocktail game and even perfect a drink for entertaining.
    Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But Hartnett never stops being entertaining to watch, and Ariel Donoghue is good as his daughter.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Chicago fields one of the sport’s more entertaining players in Mallory Pugh, 24.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Richard Branson‘s Moskito Island just got more entertaining.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But there’s no question that watching Black Panther 2 at home on Disney Plus will be just as entertaining.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Believers and nonbelievers say the show is entertaining.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Adding a personality like Leach’s to the SEC a few years ago only made a league full of intrigue that much more entertaining.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Despite the Broncos middling season overall, Monday’s matchup should be entertaining.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • While not every story manages to be scary, each is entertaining and features masterful special effects from the master himself, Tom Savini.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Still, the sheer range of the stories makes for an entertaining read.
    Zara Khan, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The first half of the film is precise and entertaining.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The best fall porch decor sets the mood for a whole season's worth of entertaining.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 12 June 2023
  • The first half of the game with Ohio State was wildly entertaining.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2023
  • So as long as the Dolphins are entertaining and in the running to get to the Super Bowl, that’s good enough.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • Jameela Jamil just gave one of the most entertaining interviews of the year on Wednesday's episode of The View.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Aware of Harris’s love of food and entertaining, Swalwell asked her for a recipe to build the event around.
    Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Waiting, by that point, seemed more entertaining than spending the rest of my evening in the park.
    Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Had such an entertaining yet hard-hitting match with him last year in the UK.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • But much of the time, the outcomes are anything but entertaining.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Lively's dress is stationed in the King's Gallery, which was one of the main entertaining spaces in the palace.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Choose from a warm light, warm white light, or cool white light to set the tone for work, entertaining, and unwinding in your space.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The series remains entertaining, thanks to the wild charisma of Omar Sy as Assane, and to the cleverness of many of the heists.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • On sale now are items for your kitchen, bathroom and wardrobe as well as entertaining helpers and plenty of gift ideas.
    Leslie Yazel, wsj.com, 16 Nov. 2023
  • For entertaining, snag the Ravenbrooke set that comes with two chairs, a loveseat, and a small table for dining and drinks.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
  • To the humble creep, bars are live theater — sometimes a matinee — and the show grows more salacious and entertaining as the sun sinks in the sky.
    Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024

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