How to Use engaged in a Sentence

engaged

adjective
  • I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.
  • The event is open to those who are married, engaged or just dating.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The district is shifting to a four-day week next school year in hopes that students will be more engaged.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • The communities within the genre are vast, and the fans are highly engaged.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The 30 students in her classroom are highly engaged in the coursework.
    Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In rom-com Irish Wish, Lohan plays Maddie, who is down on her luck when the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Mangold keeps the film moving, and Ford seems truly engaged.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
  • Kings and kingdoms became deeply engaged with those ideas.
    Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
  • Do a lopsided pushup, keeping core engaged and hips stable, then roll the ball from right hand to left.
    Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • The kestrel’s keepers wanted to keep him engaged with the public after his injury.
    Cathy Free, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • At the live show, Gerry and Theresa make their debut as an engaged couple.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Though Davis’ availability can be a wild card, the eight-time All-Star is a dominant force when healthy and engaged.
    C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2023
  • When terms are through, board members who want to stay engaged but not with board service move to our emeritus board.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
  • At the time, Main was secretly engaged to her future husband, Robert.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But people in jobs that job always enable them to learn and develop new skills are 177% more engaged.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Yousefi often tries to find ways to switch up her clown content to ensure that people will stay engaged.
    Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • That is what sparked much of the confusion for the civically engaged voters who wanted to understand the process.
    Teo Armus, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
  • And that’s what keeps me engaged — and hopefully the audience engaged.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • She’s now engaged and figuring out how to best merge her finances with her partner.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Art is for anybody who wants it, which makes the viewer into an engaged and willing partner.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • Other tourists and locals in the area applauded as the pair officially became engaged in the City of Love.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The viewer of House Hunters has to be active, engaged, paying attention.
    Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The two became close after Greg and Shannon became engaged.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • Justin Long and Kate Bosworth are engaged and sharing private details about their love story.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This more engaged approach to grief has been furthered by the internet and social media.
    Tracee M. Herbaugh, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • Lohan plays a girl named Maddie, whose love interest gets engaged to her best friend.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The room was filled with top agents and studio executives who were curious and engaged.
    Ted Deutch, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Because there were so many Swifties who were so engaged who probably are never with us on Sunday nights.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Ismail, who planned the double screening for her husband’s birthday, said her whole group enjoyed both films and stayed engaged throughout the marathon day.
    Hannah Beier, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • The couple became engaged in April 2023 after nearly four years of dating.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024

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