How to Use engrossing in a Sentence

engrossing

adjective
  • An engrossing study or research project might keep your mind busy.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Zooming in to study the faces of the crowd is somehow more engrossing.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Feb. 2023
  • While the climax sputters a bit, the rest is taut and engrossing.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But as engrossing as the game may be, the stories of its game masters are just as vital.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
  • So here’s a quick overview of what made the past two weeks so engrossing and memorable.
    — Brian Straus, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • The setting doesn’t make sense to the modern eye, and is even more engrossing because of it.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The film's tunnel-vision approach—move, dodge, fight, stay alive—should be engrossing.
    — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Figuring out all of those connections is what makes the game so engrossing.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2018
  • David Cornwell’s private life turns out to be as engrossing as his spy fiction.
    — New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Yet, sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph, the book is lean and engrossing and bright.
    — The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2022
  • But not seeing the actors only makes the story more engrossing.
    — Chris Hewitt, Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The show about the Orlando saga is balanced, brisk and engrossing.
    — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The new season is often more engrossing and tense than the first, and veers much further into the horror genre.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2017
  • But Bruno holds the key to what turns out to be an emotionally engrossing puzzle.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The first section is reasonably tense and engrossing.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This grid of cool, close hues proves as engrossing as the arrays of hotter, dissimilar ones.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The engrossing book ends with a melancholic epilogue, on the history and meaning of borsch.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2023
  • During that time, Vile has steadily amassed one of the most engrossing discographies in all of indie rock.
    — Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2022
  • At first, the scene feels like an engrossing, elevating prelude.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Bring a whole gang for a few competitive rounds of volleyball and rest up with the perfect engrossing beach read.
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 2 Sep. 2017
  • The stage is dark, save for that spotlight, and stays dark throughout this engrossing story of a life led in concert halls and in the shadows.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Outer Range had the potential to be big, as limitless and engrossing as the void.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Among them all, The Cult of We is the most informative and the most engrossing of them all.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Her talent for channeling this script is the building block for thoughtful, engrossing theater.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Why not build an avian habitat in your house with this engrossing and educational game for one to five players ages 10 and up?
    — Popular Science, 30 June 2020
  • The most engrossing aspect of the relationship is that it’s maintained tension.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 June 2026
  • An engrossing documentary about the rise to fame of dancer and drag artist Lady Camden.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The complex friendship between Conkling and Arthur is no less engrossing.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Crack into a can of craft beer, gaze at the wall plastered with polaroids of smiling patrons, and tuck into an engrossing read on one of the tweed armchairs.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

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