were entertaining
- past progressive of entertain.
Example Sentences
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While those musicals were entertaining, the idea that someone just breaks into a song or dance was unnatural and sometimes ridiculous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Many of the other speakers, notably the Obamas and the vast number of rising stars in the party, were entertaining and inspiring.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
The sides were entertaining in their misses in the opening half.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
We were doing really important work telling a story about a Latino family, and we were entertaining people at the same time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
More effective, although unpremeditated, were the obstacles erected by the four little boys, Fred, Dan, Jack, and Bob, who kept running in and out of the rooms where the older girls were entertaining their callers.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
