entertain
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
overentertained
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a word derived from
entertain.
Example Sentences
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“Schools are inheriting an overentertained, distracted student,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2010
"I'm desperately overstimulated, overentertained and overpaid," says Smith.
From Time Magazine Archive
Howard and his more than 50 online competitors are eyeing the one place we, the most overentertained culture ever, are still bored: the office.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a result, opulence in the sky has reached a new stratosphere, and air pas sengers here and abroad are turning into the most overstuffed, overcomfied, overentertained customers in the history of flight.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Alcott children, never overfed, overentertained, overburdened to baby boredom with dolls and toys and games, developed appreciation, observation, and ingenuity.
From Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott by Louisa May Alcott
