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The opening 90 minutes were engrossing but the sides could not be separated and the contest went into extra time.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2022

The Canadian lad sat for some time staring into the fire, as though lost in self-communion; and Cuthbert could easily imagine that affairs connected with his life in this country were engrossing his attention.

From Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan by Rathborne, George, St.

The books were engrossing, and it was later than usual when she came down stairs to get tea, but Mrs. Derrick was out.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

But the motherland was far away, and European wars and rivalries were engrossing all her attention.

From The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 by Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby)

These particulars were engrossing the young man's attention when he heard the doctor say, "Evidently the Angel of Salingen."

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von