engrossing
adjective
en·gross·ing
in-ˈgrō-siŋ 
en-
: taking up the attention completely : absorbing
Examples of engrossing in a Sentence
an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans
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Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Todd Field’s wholly engrossing drama is about a world-class conductor and composer, Lydia Tár, who is at the top of her field.
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But first, there’s an engrossing look at the life of a multi-faceted woman who grew up in the squeaky-clean 1950s, with a dad who worked in PR for Disney.
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In the hands of director Hannah Meade, the play has an engrossing horror movie quality, with a jump scare or two, but the story’s arc is hard to follow.
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Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Todd Field’s wholly engrossing drama is about a world-class conductor and composer, Lydia Tár, who is at the top of her field.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
But first, there’s an engrossing look at the life of a multi-faceted woman who grew up in the squeaky-clean 1950s, with a dad who worked in PR for Disney.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
In the hands of director Hannah Meade, the play has an engrossing horror movie quality, with a jump scare or two, but the story’s arc is hard to follow.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engrossing
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“Engrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrossing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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