Engrossed

//ɛnˈɡɹoʊst//

"Engrossed" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Takeo is engrossed in solving mathematical problems.

We know how completely engrossed children become in games.

I am engrossed in sailing.

The boy was engrossed in constructing a model plane.

He was completely engrossed in the book.

She was engrossed in her work.

No one knew what the alarm signaled when it sounded that afternoon, but, with the exception of those few unlucky enough to have been so engrossed in their work as to not notice it, everyone made it out of the building alive.

Tom was so engrossed in his book that he didn't hear the front door bell.

He's engrossed in his book.

So engrossed was he with his occupation that he appeared to have forgotten our presence, for he chattered away to himself under his breath the whole time, keeping up a running fire of exclamations, groans, whistles, and little cries suggestive of encouragement and of hope.

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The children were engrossed by the story.

The large, soft dark eyes were raised, but seemed rather engrossed by their own feelings—(thoughts are scarcely tender enough for such a look)—than fixed upon any surrounding object.

[Yann] LeCun's in a jovial mood, and I find myself engrossed in his colorful stories about the early years of AI research.

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