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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During the 2022 midterm elections, Arabella network pumped over $62 million into groups focused on registering, engaging, and mobilizing voters, largely from demographics that have historically favored the Democratic Party.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Check for special events and workshops that might interest your guests and transform a museum visit into a more engaging experience.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Watching a lot of it can prime a brain to expect frequent and explosive bursts of excitement, which can make longer and more deeply engaging forms of media feel boring and inadequate, Gupta said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The movie is a revenge film, and as such the violence is overt — an early suicide scene deserves a trigger warning — but the acting is excellent, and the story is devastating and engaging, making Cities of Last Things worthy of your time and consideration.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Check for special events and workshops that might interest your guests and transform a museum visit into a more engaging experience.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 30 Dec. 2025
Watching a lot of it can prime a brain to expect frequent and explosive bursts of excitement, which can make longer and more deeply engaging forms of media feel boring and inadequate, Gupta said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The movie is a revenge film, and as such the violence is overt — an early suicide scene deserves a trigger warning — but the acting is excellent, and the story is devastating and engaging, making Cities of Last Things worthy of your time and consideration.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Engaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engaging. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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