entertaining
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- entertainingly adverb
- nonentertaining adjective
- quasi-entertaining adjective
- self-entertaining adjective
- unentertaining adjective
- unentertainingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of entertaining
Example Sentences
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Oscars host Conan O’Brien said his job will be about balancing ‘entertaining people and also acknowledging some of the realities’ of the time.
From Los Angeles Times
“My job is to always try and hit this very, very thin line between entertaining people and also acknowledging some of the realities,” O’Brien said during a Wednesday news conference with the Oscars creative team.
From Los Angeles Times
Like Hedda herself, she’s too brazen, brilliant and entertaining to go ignored.
From Los Angeles Times
“But I had always liked entertaining people, and my parents realized that, so they enrolled me in musical theater classes.”
From Los Angeles Times
The chef is hilarious and does a great job explaining each course, which makes the experience both educational and entertaining.
From Salon
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