engaging
adjective
en·gag·ing
in-ˈgā-jiŋ 
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: tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
an engaging smile
Examples of engaging in a Sentence
movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe
a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours
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This engaging show ran for three seasons, the first two on the The WB and the final outing on UPN.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that frustration was also informed by an awareness of some of Cale’s other work, which both outstrips The Unknown in some ways and gives the play an engaging metatextual sheen.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Is anything more engaging than a good murder mystery—one that dares you to guess who did it, and why?
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
These small pets’ active and engaging behavior, from zipping around the tank and finding places to hide in solo play to following movement outside the tank in interactive play, can keep a kid’s attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Perhaps that frustration was also informed by an awareness of some of Cale’s other work, which both outstrips The Unknown in some ways and gives the play an engaging metatextual sheen.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Is anything more engaging than a good murder mystery—one that dares you to guess who did it, and why?
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
These small pets’ active and engaging behavior, from zipping around the tank and finding places to hide in solo play to following movement outside the tank in interactive play, can keep a kid’s attention.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for engaging
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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engaging. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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