Example Sentences

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Markiplier has been entertaining millions of fans on YouTube for over a decade.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

Uzele plays Francine Evans, a Black chanteuse with an almighty voice who has been entertaining with the USO and now is looking for work in New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

The bank has been entertaining some possible buyers after a $30 billion cash infusion from the country’s largest banks failed to restore confidence among investors.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

For a quarter of a century, pop star Robbie Williams has been entertaining the world as a solo artist.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2022

“The one who has been entertaining the public by impersonating a duck.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling