engaging
adjective
en·gag·ing
in-ˈgā-jiŋ 
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: tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
an engaging smile
Examples of engaging in a Sentence
movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe
a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours
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All these parts are rendered less engaging by the use of Latin.
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Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Hardly any show is more engaging to kids than CoComelon, and as luck would have it, there are new videos posted to the CoComelon YouTube channel each week.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 May 2025
There’s nothing wrong with schools shaping and engaging kids’ hearts and values and beliefs, alongside language and literacy and math.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Hardly any show is more engaging to kids than CoComelon, and as luck would have it, there are new videos posted to the CoComelon YouTube channel each week.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 May 2025
There’s nothing wrong with schools shaping and engaging kids’ hearts and values and beliefs, alongside language and literacy and math.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
On June 5, the IndieWire Honors Spring 2025 ceremony will celebrate the creators and stars responsible for some of the most impressive and engaging work of this TV season.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for engaging
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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engaging. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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