How to Use engaged in a Sentence

engaged

adjective
  • I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.
  • Keep your core engaged and push through your glutes to stand.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 12 Jan. 2022
  • By episode 4, the pair became engaged and moved on to the second phase.
    — Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The fans, and the artists themselves, were deeply engaged leading up to this date.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 14 July 2022
  • Jurors looked deeply engaged and took notes as the judge read his charge.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
  • People are very engaged and have a very high opinion of the schools.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2021
  • But the safety found a way to stay engaged at practice.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Tune in, ask questions and stay engaged with the people around you.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The couple met in Shanghai in 2004 and became engaged the next year.
    — Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The event is open to those who are married, engaged or just dating.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • GovTech clients are some of the most engaged customers out there.
    — Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At the time, the Jackass star was newly engaged to his now-wife Dannii Marie.
    — Emma Kershaw, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The feature will even remain engaged when a stuffed teddy bear is at the wheel.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
  • This will help the audience stay engaged with your video longer.
    — Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2022
  • But as the finale approaches, the good fight has been re-engaged.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • He’s been far more engaged since Sorensen dialed up the forecheck, a style that suits Bertuzzi as well as anyone.
    — Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In his last year in office, Garcetti appeared less engaged to some at City Hall.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Younger people are more engaged with sports video games.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The district is shifting to a four-day week next school year in hopes that students will be more engaged.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • They are more civically engaged and earn more over the course of their lifetimes.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • The poll also showed the desire to vote and become engaged in the election increased.
    — Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
  • When healthy and engaged, there are few better two-way players, even at his age.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2022
  • The conclusion to that fourth episode left me more engaged in the plot of Moon Knight than anything had in the preceding hours.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The communities within the genre are vast, and the fans are highly engaged.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The 30 students in her classroom are highly engaged in the coursework.
    — Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Professors will expect a lot from you, and your peers will be smart and engaged.
    — Adam Weinberg For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 15 May 2022
  • Just doing that can ground us, and enable us to stay engaged, resilient and calm.
    — Dolly Chugh, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Apps, on the other hand, are engineered to keep us engaged.
    — Brittany King, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The couple, who live in Arlington, Va., became engaged in March 2024 during a trip to Wales.
    — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The first: having an effective and engaged board of directors.
    — Jack Fowler, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025

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