engross
verb (used with object)
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb.
was engrossing
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past progressiveof engross.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Sainz and Leclerc staged a race-long battle in the Ferraris in a sprint that was engrossing throughout.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
It’s hard to say, but the tussle was engrossing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Critics said “The Gamesman” was engrossing, if perhaps too sweeping in its generalizations.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
It was engrossing to see him resolutely work through his issues before he finally soared again.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2020
At the Metropole a preoccupied clerk said "Nima" without looking up from the news from the Silesian front which was engrossing him.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
