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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See Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and Zack Snyder’s DCEU films, which for all their engrossing storytelling and visual splendors are militaristic fantasies of power and control with a splash of Ayn Randian exceptionalism.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
At first, the scene feels like an engrossing, elevating prelude.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
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—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
At first, the scene feels like an engrossing, elevating prelude.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States’ seizure of Haitian sovereignty, including Charlemagne Péralte, the subject of Yveline Alexis’s engrossing and tragic account of the Occupation.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The result is a collection of songs that are immediately engrossing and among the most affecting of Swift’s career, while also focusing on topics like Hamlet and suburban bliss.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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