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verb

past tense of engross

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of engrossed
Adjective
Shaw became engrossed in beach volleyball a little later than Siena, but her message is still the same. Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
South Park Elementary is once again engrossed in another fad. Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 Shore has recently been engrossed in another kind of tribute to an entertainment legend, Richard Simmons, whom he's set to play in a feature film based on a short that's already made the rounds. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 You’ll be engrossed and saddened by the backstory to Jason Kaminsky, the one-time Nottingham Forest prospect who suffered from alcoholism and died in 2005, aged just 31. Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engrossed
Adjective
  • Whatever else is true, reporting suggests that the alleged killer — 22-year-old Tyler Robinson — was deeply immersed in the online world.
    Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Gripp became immersed in the time-intensive world of tamale making.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This professional and human aspect really interested me.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Since his death more than two hundred years ago, Christophe’s tragic story has interested a broad array of playwrights, artists, novelists, and filmmakers across the world.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The former featured a more straightforward pop sound, while the latter was heavily R&B-focused.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best CEOs are less worried about how their own reputation might fare in the transition, and more focused on how the change will impact the institution moving forward.
    Kurt Strovink, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Film fans will be intrigued by the silent-era gem Frankenstein, from 1910.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Trammell soon occupied the White House on Homeland (2020), played sleazy blues bandleader Ben on This Is Us (2016–2017), and took the lead on Reckoning (2019–2020).
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Four additional dogs were found in another room that was occupied by both Millers, who are married, according to the release.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her discovery, her self-creation, her passion, and emergence as an artist felt braided with what had originally fascinated me about paint-making.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Known for roles in Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian, Giancarlo admits that antagonists have always fascinated him because of their complexity.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police spoke with the owner of Merchants Refrigeration, who suspected Arfsten, an employee, may have been involved in the incident.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In May, Van Hecke was involved in an altercation in training with then-Brighton team-mate Joao Pedro.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Engrossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engrossed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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