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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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Audiences want a quiet, efficient, relaxing, fun, visually engaging, communal experience unavailable at home.
—
Joseph M. Singer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery.
—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In its heyday, SN&R offered a variety of engaging stories that could entertain or push for change.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2026
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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