How to Use entertain in a Sentence

entertain

verb
  • Jugglers were on hand to entertain the crowd.
  • They like to entertain their friends at their summer home.
  • Much of his job as a salesman involves entertaining clients.
  • Our father entertained us with stories.
  • Our father's stories entertained us.
  • Their team are here to win, not entertain.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Kahn knows how to keep guests entertained.
    — Emily Strohm, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Whip out this beading kit to entertain the kids for a few hours.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Here are some tips for how to entertain your young children at home.
    — Adrienne So, Wired, 16 Oct. 2021
  • We were all entertained tonight.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also a grand pool deck for those who love to entertain.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 May 2023
  • The ladies refuse to even entertain the idea of the look on themselves.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 4 May 2022
  • Moe entertains far grander dreams.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Payback is that the guests entertain them in turn.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • There are plenty of ways to entertain those friends, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There’s still more new music to make and crowds to entertain.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Looking for a screen-free way to entertain kids?
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This is also a great day to entertain.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Keep your guests entertained with this classic lawn game.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
  • K-pop did not simply entertain the world.
    — Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The good ones merely mean to entertain.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Give them the time and space to figure out how to entertain themselves.
    — Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The home is designed to entertain a crowd with large rooms and high ceilings.
    — Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2023
  • When mom and dad are busy, Odette finds ways to entertain herself.
    — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The heart-as-clock is a cliché the Heart Wing does not entertain.
    — Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Guests took the buses into town and while en route were entertained by two drag queens.
    — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The basement bar now serves as a stylish hub for entertaining.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • These old-school tips for entertaining are here to stay—and for good reason.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But in the mean time, this spacecraft has been keeping us entertained.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 20 May 2026
  • These songs prove that kids don’t need anything fancy or flashy to entertain them.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 Jan. 2026

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