How to Use engage in in a Sentence

engage in

verb
  • The agency should not be used to engage in lawfare.
    — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • But many still feel uneasy about their jobs and are not engaged in the workplace.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 June 2026
  • Neither will seek to engage in the trap of nostalgia for a bygone era.
    — Michael Stevens, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
  • They got engaged in fall 2023 and she's now set to marry him in the fall.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Mammals engage in social play and object play.
    — Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • They're not really engaged in child care either.
    — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • The pair got engaged in 2020 and tied the knot in 2022.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • Russia’s bigger and better-equipped army has been engaged in a slow, hard slog in Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • They got engaged in late 2023 but broke up the following year.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The goal is to get citizens more involved and engaged in our democracy.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • This is the first year that the Nationals have engaged in formal meetings like these.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Leland attacks and the two engage in an intense brawl (with a spotlight added for effect).
    — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • The project of literature, which everyone here tonight is engaged in, is not in any way an easy project.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • For us, this is about more people having more options to stay healthy and engaged in their healthcare system.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 May 2026
  • He was not engaged in any direct activism work currently, said the activist.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • The tussle the two teams engaged in over 3 hours, 18 minutes was pretty much all about all of that.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • He was paralyzed on the front lawn after engaging in a brief gunfight with Pouncey.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Also, make sure that people aren’t engaging in drinking in public.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
  • The parents got engaged in 2023 after two years of dating.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • More turns, or back and forth between teacher and child, indicate a child is engaged in the discussion.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Judd said Garcia brought his wife to engage in prostitution.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Until our country engages in that dialogue, nothing will change.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Industry observers have engaged in debate about why this year’s tour has so far not seemed as hot as the red-hot outing last summer.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 May 2026
  • The two rivals engaged in a scoreless contest that lasted into the bottom of the third inning.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
  • In fact, 70% of those surveyed wanted to engage in person on the issues that matter most to them.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The institute has engaged in a past historic restoration and adaptive reuse.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • Police subsequently engaged in a statewide search for the mother and newborn.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
  • Costs will continue to increase while our leaders continue to overspend and engage in graft.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • He had been engaged in a months-long chaste affair with Jane Seymour that Anne was aware of and angry about.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • The crew engaged in the trafficking of guns and drugs like fentanyl and cocaine, authorities said.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

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