How To Use Entertain In A Sentence

Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures. Times, Sunday Times
Watching celebs suffer from hunger and lack of home comforts is somehow really entertaining. The Sun
She would have taken a great deal of trouble that her daughters might not be a flounce behind the fashions, and was so far-seeing in her motherly anxieties, that she junketed herself and Major Buller to many an entertainment, where they were bored for their pains, that the extensive acquaintance might ensure to the girls partners, both for balls and for life when they came to require them. Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls
For local entertainment you would have to hire the raucously energetic rock group that rehearses in the village hall.
To academic historians they were ‘mere entertainment’ - just mindless pap for gormless morons.

The ufological entertainers, mentioned above, have incorporated it as part of their acts.
You may also have added expense for client lunches and entertainment. The Guide to Greatness in Sales
She provides love, companionship and entertainment, and brings so much happiness to my life.
Their lasagna is like eating a cloud .... the little museum next to the church has some interesting objects, and the best entertainment of all is a nice long stroll around town. tashby Current Info on San Sebastian del Oeste
The telescreen was emphatically not for entertainment.
The second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.
Most of us tend to entertain our friends in the family room; a formal dining room becomes a mail sorting place, and a formal living room is a museum for curios and uncomfortable furniture.
People who have a broad interest in the subject but who lack the historical and ideological framework for a fuller, informed reading, will be gently and entertainingly enlightened here.
We must think of ourselves, not in terms of the satisfaction we get, from what we eat, or enjoy as pleasure, or entertainment today.
What has become the largest event in Camarillo, the Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival welcomes a prestigious line up of well-known musicians and artists that will entertain and delight visitors over the entire weekend period. Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival August 10th – August 12th
Some seem to have simply added a pull-out keyboard tray to the armoire / entertainment center and renamed it a computer cabinet.
The activity centres around the big top in Stockton High Street offering free all day entertainment with live broadcasts and personal appearances.
It was indeed, the dirty brown hair was neatly combed and the coat was new and clean, he was smiling fit to burst as he entertained giggling ladies and laughing lords.
They worship dreams Holiness in art, ritual, entertainment.
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The crowd whooped and hollered at the unexpected entertainment.
Not surprisingly, this imposing property is a popular choice for wedding receptions and regularly used for corporate entertaining, conferences and seminars.
A brand new entertainment venue in Wyre has been unveiled with a glittering gala opening show.
The value of all this free promotion is incalculable, which is no doubt why so many Republicans are using politics as merely a way to cash in big time as nothing more than entertainers. Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Weiner Roast
Traditional bridal wear combines with theatrical costume and effects to create an entertaining and thought-provoking visual statement.
I entertained a small conceit that in some way a part of me belonged in Hong Kong, but I was beginning to feel like a gate-crasher. One From The Hart
Soccer matches and other entertainments were to be banned after dark.
If you can't live without the TV in your bedroom, opt for a covered entertainment center with additional storage for TV-related essentials.
He says to the ‘Outcasts of America… We make theater, we make community ’, thus finding a way to ‘entertain and educate the solitaries that make up a community’.
Light entertainment is amusement without apology or ambition. Times, Sunday Times
Any members who wish to perform a dance sing a song or entertain on the night are welcome.
Readers will discover an entertaining tale of Peri, a sad prince and a sea dragon.
Today, spruced-up Times Square is in the midst of a surprising, almost surreal transformation into a family-oriented entertainment center.
It's very entertaining to watch and read, and cheaper even than a trashy romance novel.
I think this is the most entertaining Volokh thread since syllepsis! The Volokh Conspiracy » Clive Crook (at The Atlantic) on “ClimateGate”
It must be entertaining to hear the peculiar phraseology and observe the humorous vulgarities of these _naiades_, if one could do so The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
Nagesh compèred the show and kept the audience entertained with his mimicry.
This year's Christmas lights switch-on promises to be a extravaganza with fairground rides, a street fair and musical entertainment.
The 777 is quieter, has user-friendly storage bins and a sophisticated entertainment system with multiple choices.
All combined to create a feast of entertainment for the packed audiences who attended over both nights.
He becomes less a magician and more and more not only an illusionist of increasing power, but one bent on tormenting his audience rather than entertaining them.
Fragmentation is rampant in the entertainment business.
I only regret that I don't have some witty repartee to entertain myself as I write this review, but I think I'm still in shock.
It was the duty of her noble hosts to lay on entertainments as she went about the country.
It is argued that the chiefs need accommodation befitting their ranks and of reasonable size because their jobs entail some requirements to entertain foreign dignitaries. Times, Sunday Times
On the entertainment side, the luxury rear seat entertainment system allows occupants to play DVDs using screens mounted in the front seat headrests.
Disney's quest is to conquer the worlds of entertainment and leisure.
There were also a huge range of aspects of Her Majesty's life - from images of her relaxing with her family and corgis, entertaining, on her royal duties, and as Head of the Commonwealth.
Complain though we may about "Saturday Night Live," the show is still the greatest training ground for comic talent around -- and Monday night's special belabors the obvious with inarguably entertaining results. Tom Shales reviews tonight's retrospecial,'The Women of "Saturday Night Live"'
The vaguely realistic answer suggested in this popcorn film provides an entertaining alternative to standard superhero movies. Times, Sunday Times
There isn't much in the way of entertainment in this place.
For years now this newspaper has run ads for topless and who-knows-what-else entertainment facilities around town.
If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them, with trifles and gingles, but use them justly and graciously, with sufficient guard nevertheless; and do not win their favor, by helping them to invade their enemies, but for their defence it is not amiss; and send oft of them, over to the country that plants, that they may see a better condition than their own, and commend it when they return. The Essays
I see only those with a very short attention span and a cruel sense of humour finding it entertaining. Times, Sunday Times
Full of stories and anecdotes that will make your toes curl, it will entertain and amuse you. The Sun
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Mr McGrath said a storytelling session would be conducted by Geraldton Regional Library staff to entertain children.
The skinny: With seven teams among the top 35 in RPI, this could be one of the most entertaining and wide-open events this week. 2008 conference tournament capsules
It's concepts like this that are catapulting entertainment to places it's never been to before.
It was certainly entertaining and one could not help but feel sorry for him for being involved with such a grasping, shallow woman of the sort portrayed here!
Will the next millennium see man obsessed by athletic entertainment to the exclusion of other kinds of culture?
Guardastagno (forgetting the lawes of respect and loyall friendship) became overfondly enamoured, expressing the same by such outward meanes, that the Lady her selfe tooke knowledge thereof, and not with any dislike, as it seemed, but rather lovingly entertained; yet she grew not so forgetfull of her honour and estimation, as the other did of faith to his friend. The Decameron
Mr. Dominico respectfully informs the ladies and gentlemen of Washington, Georgetown, and their vicinages, that every exertion shall be used to render his performance entertaining.
Before that, which is to say before the Internet made the unestablished creators easily accessible, videogames were just entertainment that most people were happy to leave to the professionals. Video Game Hipsters
McElwee sees Los Angeles and its entertainment industry through the eyes of a bemused Easterner.
Particular emphasis on socially oriented topics, such as receiving visitors, making visits, appointments, entertainment and business travel.
Dr Owen might have added, I suppose, that a necessary interest in the private lives of public figures was a feature even of powerful monarchies, where wedding-night consummation was a dynastic issue to be settled with the production of the kind of gloopy evidence now entertaining audiences for forensic science TV shows such as Top stories from Times Online
Whether or not you're a logomaniac (one obsessed with words), this esoteric collection of English words should prove entertaining; it even might make you cachinnate (laugh loudly) as you turn the pages.
And besides, they have been providing entertainment in exchange for a tin of dog food per day.
With Beijing for the electronic entertainment venues of the "ban", the network of "recreation hall opened, " the ad is gradually increasing.
Our goal is for the spectators to be entertained for four hours not only by the racing, but also by the raceway.
After wooing the Eastleigh audience with another blockbusting performance, the veteran entertainer vowed to fans that he would be back again next year.
With his refined boxing skills and blending in his tendency to slug it out, he can still entertain us with some great fights in the future.
Serfs had simple diets and traveling minstrels and entertainers came to the manor.
I needed some guidance that only the best poetry can provide, so I turned to this month's issue of plangent voices magazine, at $3.75 your best entertainment value. Spring Cleaning for Poets
Most importantly, our family entertainment consists entirely of surfing and the beach. The Sun
He's always happy to talk, frank in his opinions, entertaining in his manner and perceptive about whatever matter is in hand.
Postscript: The most entertaining way to learn something about Turing, albeit in fictionalized form, is to read Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon, one of my favorite books. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Things I Didn’t Know
He will entertain spectators and add a bit more quality to our batting.
Children's TV nowadays is much more entertaining.
His films do not pander to escapism or to the audiences settled expectations about entertainment.
If a game that stars a 6-foot-tall, fedora-wearing dog and a sarcastic "rabbity thing" sounds like an entertaining combination, then you'll ... gaming | Comment | Recommend Video Games: Product Reviews, News, & Online Arcade - USATODAY.com
It is on their behalf, therefore, that he is taking action if he entertains guests and gives them food and drink.
The funnyman has also taken along his own entertainment in the form of two books. The Sun
I fancy she entertains an 'arriere' idea of proposing her flawless niece Gracey, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
Meanwhile, they're also accepting that the slump in singles sales isn't down to illegal downloading alone; they give some credence to the ‘rival entertainment’ argument.
Animation has suddenly become the must-see entertainment, able to excite and entertain across the generations.
These were called bops or ents (as in entertainment). Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
As long as networks keep pumping out edgy entertainment (if only by pre-teen standards,) who cares where they draw their inspiration?
Suddenly my in-car entertainment options were revolutionised. Times, Sunday Times
Putting value judgments aside for a moment, generally blaxploitation employs stereotypes regarding black people, exploiting these stereotypes for entertainment purposes.
This powerful polemic about the insidious links between media, celebrity and the public makes for entertaining viewing. Times, Sunday Times
Dubai's Emirates Airlines and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. are using their new A380s to push the envelope on cushiness, entertainment and design. Spas in the Sky: Inside the Big Jets
Vote for your top light entertainment show.
It is primarily a travel and entertainment card, so its retail outlets base is much narrower than that of its competitors.
Do not cracksmen, when assembled together, entertain themselves with stories of glorious old burglaries which they or bygone heroes have committed? Roundabout Papers
Such items encouraged meaningful reflection on the Union victory; they also provided hours of entertainment and diversion.
These pachyderms, originally kept at the Kozhikamudhi working campsite are used for entertaining tourists, conducting elephant safari and for removing fallen trees or for shifting logs.
The script isn't believable, the characters are unconvincing and the plot is not entertaining. The Sun
There are many - too many - first-person accounts of illness but because she doesn't seek to entertain us we are spared the improbable levity and mordant wit that have become standard.
The show follows the traditional plot of the fairytale story but with plenty of comedy and slapstick to keep the crowds entertained for both evening and matinee performances.
The critical evaluations of a favourite work by four Irish art critics are both informative and entertaining.
Opera is different from the mainstream entertainment industry, which uses packaging and promotion to increase popularity.
Now, Wired News reports that the BBC, which operates under a royal charter to inform, educate, and entertain, is launching “iCan,” a service to support citizen activism. Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site
Kisses and hugs are welcomed by entertainers and restaurateurs, and many twentysomething guys favor bro-hugs. Workplace Deals, Sealed With a Kiss?
People have grown accustomed to political shenanigans to the point where it's considered a form of entertainment.
Rosanna is the Entertainment News Reporter, so she always has the scoop on what is happening with the stars.
Many of the performers had entertained in the services, and their humour was of a different kind from civilian humour. CELEBRATING SECOMBE: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe
Gretchen our Doberman was the best friend and pet a person could want and Bernie was sort of her chew toy, the dog to keep her entertained while we were away. Undefined
The volumes are profusely illustrated and contain the most entertaining sketches in Mr. Stockton's _most entertaining_ manner. Sara Crewe or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's
The quintessential entertainer - entrepreneur wielded unmatched influence over our childhood.
I went to the cinema not for entertainment, but for cinematography.
Therefore the argument which had sprung up between them during dinner had ended by being not so much a duel as a brawl: and while duels with food are both entertaining and eupeptic, brawls are neither. Mrs. Miniver
So we've contributed once again to a really entertaining match and that pleases me.
Hit dramas, reality shows and entertainment programmes are scarce commodities in the TV industry. Times, Sunday Times
Most families had a house for sleeping and a small cook house in the back, and some had a guest house for entertaining visitors.
Griots entertain at ceremonies such as baptisms and marriages.
Stand-up comedy is the medium from which the doyens of light entertainment are recruited in today's world of low-budget television.
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The band's program, which also included hula dances, was typical of the entertainment of the day.
The evening begins with champagne and includes a four-course banquet, unlimited drinks and entertainment from minstrels, jesters and fire-eaters.
In the past when the humans and fairies could get along it was all written down in books, it once was history then it became legend then myth then now it's become stories to entertain children.
Then if you can inform and entertain the reader at the same time - without straining a muscle - all the better.
Meet the next big sector of the entertainment industry facing major disruption from the internet. Times, Sunday Times
This is a great way to entertain the kiddies over the school holidays.
Fortunately, despite the recent bad weather, the underfoot conditions were reasonably good and it proved an entertaining match until heavy rain marred the final 20 minutes.
His job takes him all round the old folk's homes in Lancashire entertaining residents.
Winans' approach is spiritual to making tough business decisions in the cut-throat entertainment industry.
With Raising Hope, Greg Garcia captures a smart take on the working-class family with a great mix of wild comedy and a big dose of heart," Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly said in a statement. Fox Picks Up Raising Hope For Full Season
Cabaret songs were not the only type of entertainment they were treated to; pantomimes, monologues, and even shadow plays augmented the presentations.
Carrying picnic baskets, and dressed for the occasion, the crowd was entertained by local musicians - part of a free concert laid on for the event.
And if, like Mr. Allan, you often apply your supple and alert tenor to songs written by others, then the long-term shortcomings of seeming to be a brand of behatted Nashville entertainment construct might seem obvious. Gary Allan's Old Hat �� The Sounds of Malkovich
This isn't a pro or con account of the night, simply a recount of a less-than entertaining performance.
From the kitchen, she could hear peals of laughter sounding where Robert, the butler, was doubtless entertaining her younger siblings.
In a decision that speaks well of his integrity but poorly of his abilities as a children's entertainer, screenwriter John Fusco decided that his equine characters communicate only through neighs and whinnies.
The pedestrianised street is one of the main thoroughfares in the city and lends itself to street music and entertainment as well as thriving business.
There are three bars, with live entertainment in the trendy Platform 1 bar.
It is, after all, the Internet - a heady mixture of commerce, education, infotainment, tricksters, agendas, games and entertainment.
Mark Caro is the author of "The Foie Gras Wars" and a Chicago Tribune entertainment reporter. Jim Gorant's tale of the rescue of Michael Vick's dogs, reviewed by Mark Caro
Looking at the film now, it works beautifully as pure family entertainment, heavy on the sarcastic wit and full of unadulterated corn, cheese and hokum, especially in the final family group-hug scene.
The 777 is quieter, has user-friendly storage bins and a sophisticated entertainment system with multiple choices.
Voluntourism trips are shorter, more entertaining versions of the kind of international work long sponsored by the likes of church missions and the Peace Corps.
For those who know Mackenzie primarily as the author of whimsical tartan entertainments such as Whisky Galore, this bitter book comes as something of a revelation.
There was a time long ago when books provided the main source of entertainment.
The Kiltimagh native joined legends of the entertainment industry with a life-size waxwork dummy of the music manager.
Although we entertained the idea of one of us moving, it just never seemed to be the right moment.
No-mark plus more no-marks, multiplied by cheesy dating format, should never equal the most entertaining show on television. The Sun
They have successfully defended their title against 15 bands at the 18th annual Youth Brass Band Entertainment Festival of Great Britain.
Since their arrival in Europe, Roma have been self-employed artisans, entertainers, and middle men dealing in various commodities.
All over the country, harassed parents are frantically trying to decide how to entertain their offspring, rather than pleasing themselves.
But to get back to the criticism: Games are flashy, degraded, violent little entertainments for adolescent boys.
But, as with horoscopes, lots of newspapers shrug it off as an ‘oh, it's just for entertainment’ thing.
Work is still chaotic, but at least I have my online friends to keep me occupied and entertained.
Still, the result is an entertaining overview that can be recommended both to surfers and to landlubbers who appreciate the spectacle and have a fondness for the associated strand of American youth culture.
St. George's Hall was originally built to host brass bands, which were a favorite entertainment of the day.
We look for environments that responsibly inform and entertain.
Moreover, it's responsible for inducing a leaguewide abandonment of the most entertaining play in football: the long bomb.
There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening, says Christina Hardyment That's entertainment.
Cookery demonstrations and street theatre will add to the entertainment. Times, Sunday Times
In the world of sports entertainment, you have to be able to roll with all the punches.
Audiences are led on a tour and entertained along the way by singers, dancers and storytellers and are given the opportunity to speak to residents.
We decided to forgo our English lesson for a night and entertain our friends. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
Many entertainments are planned for the night including a charity auction, games and a tombola.
By conjoining black consumers with black Âbusinesses and black entertainment, Cornelius was able to create one of the greatest economic and entertainment empires in black American history. Dr. Boyce Watkins: What Black People Learned From Soul Train and Don Cornelius
If signing with 19 Entertainment were a good idea, its Idol winners would neither sue to get out of their bad contracts or at the minimum re-sign at their expiration. Morris W. O'Kelly: Why You (and I) Shouldn't Root for Jacob Lusk to Win American Idol
He looks like he does not want to be the presenter and his manner is solemn and unentertaining. Times, Sunday Times
I Got Rhythm is a lively and entertaining production with an array of costume changes, live vocal performances and technically demanding dance.
If you don’t want sarcastic commentary on the nonsensical aspects of the entertainment industry, I’d suggest ew is not the place for you. Kate Gosselin interview bingo: Get ready for another cliche-fest | EW.com
Call it the urge to shake a leg or a penchant for merrymaking or an ideal mix of fun and entertainment.
While dockside or at anchor, the back of the helm seat may be flipped forward to make a U-shaped settee for entertaining.
With travel and entertainment expenses, the bona fides of the expense may not be so readily apparent.
The main theme in the media business has been the transformation of relatively discrete producers of entertainment products into massive financial combines.
The Canlton Food Network's celebrity chefs will have their say on the site along with organic, wine and entertaining sections.
The disgraced entertainer has chronic flatulence due to his medical problems. The Sun
The first step to mile high web access and email is airlines introducing the third generation of in-flight entertainment systems.
It was the home entertainment center before radio and phonographic records came along.
I have no place to plant an herb garden, and there simply isn't room for us to entertain family and friends.
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Both have entertained, amused and mirrored life and the fantasy of life for millions. Times, Sunday Times
They were quizzed on suspicion of entertaining cops to win favours. The Sun
He has made that part his very own and has entertained audiences worldwide for 12 years. The Sun
If one of the world's most famous entertainers did not show up in one hour, he would be sent to jail, losing $3 million bail.
MGM's creditors are currently holding talks with Spyglass Entertainment and Summit Entertainment about running the studio, should they gain control under what is known as a prearranged bankruptcy, according to a person briefed on the matter. DealBook
I would like to personally thank a group of individuals who have gone beyond the scope of their jobs to educate, entertain and, in some cases, inspire me.
Veteran rockers Queen, along with Razorlight and Simple Minds, will top the entertainment line-up.
Cell phone chatterers can find amusement in entertainment magazines. Magazines Anyone? (copy)
Working with the police has turned me against the use of violent scenes as entertainment.
So why does this free entertainment not qualify for the description of good clean fun?
Finding logic in the rules of kashrut is a frustrating task, as the anthropologist Marvin Harris entertainingly recounts in his book The Sacred Cow and the Abominable Pig. The Kosher Conversion
According to Foxe, Elizabeth's servants "entertained and cheered" the commissioners "as appertained to their honors. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
He knows he is not the best singer in the competition but he certainly makes up for it as a great entertainer. The Sun
The mix of the supernatural, steampunk and traditional brings a unique narrative that continues to entertain during the whole experience. The Sun
Soon she was being paid 3,000 Brazilian reals a month to entertain spectators by ball-juggling during half-time.
She entertained the notion that her art might consist of a fine balance of painting and sculpture; that one disciple could inform and feed into the other. Times, Sunday Times
In a blaze of dazzling light and gayety, White City, the new pleasure resort on the South side, which was given over to the public today, opened its doors last night and showed some few thousands of its friends the completeness of its larder of entertainment and innocent, as well as interesting, diversion.
There I was hospitably entertained, and a supper of milk and goat’s flesh with a kind of oatcake was set before me, of which I ate heartily. Erewhon
It features not one but two happy endings, as he not only tracks down his real father, but overcomes immense odds to win a place in the USAF's prestigious Tops in Blue entertainment troupe.
In reality, however, they are merely endorsing the dopey brand of entertainment industry tub-thumping that he has done so much to encourage.
The story is inspired by the true tales of puppeteers and entertainers in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
The most entertaining moment is John Hurt - a distinguished, multi-award winning actor - revealing his foreknowledge of the WH40K universe gained through his son being an enormous fan, and Donald Sumpter dryly pointing out the rarity of being asked to play eight-foot-tall armour-plated killing machines at his age. Actors announced for WARHAMMER 40,000 movie

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