engage (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for engage (in)
Verb
  • Valdes-Scantling practiced on Wednesday and played 42 snaps in Sunday’s loss in his native Tampa.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Rams, meanwhile, have been practicing on a baseball field all week.
    Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nonsense phrases like this aren’t inherently harmful, and 6-7 certainly isn’t going to bring about the end of the English language, Fairhurst said.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • No matter, three months later, with no accomplishments, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not for bringing about peace to the Middle East, but for talking about it.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • He was joined by Ali Abbas and Ali Ayyoub, two former ministers of defense facing sanctions for human rights violations and atrocities carried out during the conflict.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the second game of the series, Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a no-hitter until his last batter, Jackson Holiday, hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Wishing to ace the preppy-chic aesthetic all the influencers are co-signing this season?
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Newsom, in his veto message Monday, raised concerns about the availability of affordable cookware if the ban were to be implemented.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was carried off the field that day, too.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Young was eventually carried off the stage as fans cheered her on.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Engage (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engage%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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