engrossing
adjective
en·gross·ing
in-ˈgrō-siŋ 
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: 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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In addition to being thought-provoking and moving and cathartic, Good Talk is genuinely funny and utterly engrossing.
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The series' visceral approach and real-time structure (each episode chronicles a single hour) help to highlight the emotional and physical toll on emergency personnel, offering an engrossing alternative to romance-forward medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
This engrossing read is where my rabbit-hole of knowledge about Milton Humason began, a janitor and mule skinner who helped with the construction of Mount Wilson Observatory, then went on to aid Hubble in several major discoveries.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In this engrossing combination of historical fiction, folk horror and campus novel, a struggling academic comes into contact with a historically significant artifact: her ancestor’s 100-year-old diary, which details his conversations with a mysterious Native American man who might be a vampire.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
The series' visceral approach and real-time structure (each episode chronicles a single hour) help to highlight the emotional and physical toll on emergency personnel, offering an engrossing alternative to romance-forward medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
This engrossing read is where my rabbit-hole of knowledge about Milton Humason began, a janitor and mule skinner who helped with the construction of Mount Wilson Observatory, then went on to aid Hubble in several major discoveries.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In this engrossing combination of historical fiction, folk horror and campus novel, a struggling academic comes into contact with a historically significant artifact: her ancestor’s 100-year-old diary, which details his conversations with a mysterious Native American man who might be a vampire.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Engrossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engrossing. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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