How To Use Entertaining In A Sentence

Watching celebs suffer from hunger and lack of home comforts is somehow really entertaining. The Sun
Watching the third episode made me smile, even laugh, and I continue to like the cast a great deal -- even Chi McBride at his crankiest is entertaining, especially as he ended up at the center of a bunch of Winnie The Pooh references. Puppy Beat
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.
Not surprisingly, this imposing property is a popular choice for wedding receptions and regularly used for corporate entertaining, conferences and seminars.
Traditional bridal wear combines with theatrical costume and effects to create an entertaining and thought-provoking visual statement.

Readers will discover an entertaining tale of Peri, a sad prince and a sea dragon.
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
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.
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
I see only those with a very short attention span and a cruel sense of humour finding it entertaining. Times, Sunday Times
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 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!
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.
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.
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
Children's TV nowadays is much more entertaining.
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This powerful polemic about the insidious links between media, celebrity and the public makes for entertaining viewing. Times, Sunday Times
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
The critical evaluations of a favourite work by four Irish art critics are both informative and entertaining.
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
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.
Most families had a house for sleeping and a small cook house in the back, and some had a guest house for entertaining visitors.
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.
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.
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.
No-mark plus more no-marks, multiplied by cheesy dating format, should never equal the most entertaining show on television. The Sun
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.
Moreover, it's responsible for inducing a leaguewide abandonment of the most entertaining play in football: the long bomb.
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.
While dockside or at anchor, the back of the helm seat may be flipped forward to make a U-shaped settee for entertaining.
The Canlton Food Network's celebrity chefs will have their say on the site along with organic, wine and entertaining sections.
They were quizzed on suspicion of entertaining cops to win favours. The Sun
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
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
Thus far this has been every bit as entertaining as I'd feared - no quality, no fluency.
The retail group has been entertaining offers and at the same time preparing for a potential initial public offering. Times, Sunday Times
During the luncheon break, commando kennel dogs gave an entertaining display of dancing and attacking skills.
She was always so funny and entertaining.
She would be an entertaining inclusion in any reality show, even in Britain.
They gave an abject display in a match that was as entertaining as watching fish being shot in a barrel. Times, Sunday Times
Alternatively, it could be argued that the chart made a dud prediction, and astrology is entertaining hokum that has as much to do with the real Jupiter as chocolate bars do with Mars.
Seeing as we all knew who won it months ago, it was spectacularly unexciting, unenlightening and unentertaining. Times, Sunday Times
Though he allows leeway for entertaining stories about colleagues. Times, Sunday Times
He looked like he loved his dance and his salsa was so entertaining. The Sun
Loud, brash but always entertaining. The Sun
With all of that being said, I believe it was about three and half minutes into the film that I realized that The Iron Ladies was going to be one of the most entertaining, side-splitting movies that I would have watched in a long, long time.
The footwear is far from uniform, and it is entertaining to see a couple of 15 year old girls trying to goose-step in platform boots.
You're going to be info-tained, that is you'll learn a lot while it presents it in an entertaining fashion. CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2002
It was quite the custom, after dinner, for many of the better classes of society, especially when entertaining curious Easterners, to spend an hour or several in motoring from dance-hall to dance-hall and cheap cabaret to cheap cabaret. CHAPTER XVIII
He was an entertaining travelling companion.
An odd bestiary, or, A compendium of instructive and entertaining descriptions of animals: Culled from five centuries of travelers 'accounts, natural histories, ... famous and obscure, arranged as an abecedary by Alan James Robinson 120th Tournament of Roses Parade: An Intimate Photographic Essay
A children's football match will also take place on the day, which is sure to be an entertaining and competitive game.
Jupiter gives you brilliant ideas and an entertaining way of presenting them. The Sun
Their colorfulness, intelligence, and entertaining qualities make toucans one of the most amusing species of birds to own.
Talks are free so don't miss what will certainly be an entertaining insight into our intriguing and unique landscape.
And it was a magnificent, entertaining and exciting game of football played at full tilt by both sides.
She's still a hugely entertaining performer, but now the songs are doing more of the heavy lifting. Times, Sunday Times
The vaguely realistic answer suggested in this popcorn film provides an entertaining alternative to standard superhero movies. Times, Sunday Times
A typical review from the Yelp website observed: "But what really made the place so "entertaining—and entertaining really is the right word—were the incredibly ill-tempered wait staff. Eatery Closes After Decades-Long Family Spat
And it's always entertaining to be awed by the men's breakdancing virtuosity. Times, Sunday Times
Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting used to come here, in fact the Mayfair club has been entertaining London society since.
Thank yo sir,. the vision of a big deer putting the bullsye on you butt is quiet entertaining,. disturbing to be honest,. but entertaining none the less. The Best Camo for Hunting Away from Home
It's fairly entertaining as films go, but I wouldn't describe it as unmissable.
JD McCloud It's divided into two separate living areas that adjoin with a central entertaining space. Private Properties
I got into filmmaking because I was interested in making entertaining movies, which I felt there was a lack of.
The exciting new show promises an entertaining mix of chat combined with today's top chart hits.
Instead he goes rogue and wages his own personal battle in this entertaining western. Times, Sunday Times
A wide timber deck provides an ideal spot for outdoor entertaining while a large garden shed is plumbed for a washing machine.
A crowd of over 10,000 attended an entertaining programme of games and song.
Then, just metres away, lands one of the most entertaining of wading birds, the starling-sized sanderling. Country diary: Holme Dunes, Norfolk
Though he allows leeway for entertaining stories about colleagues. Times, Sunday Times
Behind this study of power politics in the workplace is an entertainingly far-fetched storyline. Times, Sunday Times
It's all macho to the point of silliness, but hugely entertaining nonetheless. Times, Sunday Times
On the plus side, Catch Me at the Neil Simon, boasts two incredibly entertaining leads - a sensational Aaron Tveit as the charismatic Frank, and the always superb Norbert Leo Butz as Carl Hannraty, the crumply married-to-the job FBI agent who ultimately catches him. Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Catch Me If You Can, Peter and the Starcatcher, Urge For Going
The design of the proposed development would marry the old building to the new and all entertaining would be done in the chancery.
This CD is a fabulously entertaining and enjoyable production.
Not only is it entertaining, but children will gain educationally from the references to geography, history and chemistry in the movie.
These documents will probably not be very entertaining to read and few newspapers would print them in full.
If it puts you in a nostalgic mood, you should immediately obtain Frederick Turner's "Renegade"—an entertaining and skillful evocation of the time when Miller's memoir of bottom-feeding American expats in Paris was known as the dirtiest book in the world. In Praise Of the Gross
All too often supposedly top officials turn highly entertaining games into a farce with over-the-top bookings.
It certainly makes the film a very entertaining experience. Times, Sunday Times
The book is an acquired taste, but on stage it revealed itself as an entertaining character comedy thanks to a set of brilliant performances led by Ward as a catty matriarch driven by self-interest.
The other night one of the little girls (5 years old) tried to begin braiding part of my hair-no such luck but it was entertaining. November 15th, 2008
An entertaining tight-rope walk, especially where the ridge narrows considerably for its final few feet to the summit cairn.
This hugely entertaining programme should be seen by anyone working in a small family business. Times, Sunday Times
Book now for the opportunity to take in this dramatic and entertaining performance.
He was sociable and entertaining, but not a showoff or a gossip. Times, Sunday Times
The hopeless yelpings of the untalented are reliably entertaining; there are two helpings tonight. Times, Sunday Times
While Fringe is powerfully affecting, this week's Supernatural in the same time period, aggravatingly enough is ridiculously entertaining, a welcome satirical change of pace from the grim events of this so-far-spotty post-apocalyptic sixth season. Roush Review: Fringe, Supernatural, Spartacus: Friday Night Lights Up
King, known for his trademark electric hairdo, is perceived by most of the public as a clown-like showman who, though long-winded, is an entertaining character.
Made with extra thick glass, this chunky wine goblet is a durable and versatile choice for casual entertaining.
Political soap operas are entertaining and unedifying in equal measure. No Quick Fixes for Areva
It's still a very entertaining commentary, with plenty of info and laughs, but it too is a holdover from previous releases, originally recorded for the laserdisc.
Al the Pal will be entertaining everyone with his magic and laughter at 1: 15 and 3 p.m. while those present will. enjoy a bowl of chili or a hotdog, or have a game of cards or crokinole. Orangeville Citizen
She said that people are drawn to the club because of its friendliness - and the fact that rugby is a terrifically entertaining game.
'The Silence of the Lambs' is an entertaining but violent movie and is not for the squeamish.
The text rattles along entertainingly, powered by some astute observations. Times, Sunday Times
The 85 minutes of laboured monologues and unconvincing heroism are as entertaining as a pet's funeral.
This is definitely a novel I would recommend if you are looking for a few hours of entertaining escapism.
Once you've got over all the rampant misogyny and gratuitous, comic-book violence, it's an entertaining night in.
The patio that surrounds the pool is perfect for alfresco dining and entertaining friends. Times, Sunday Times
The point he is making is that fans come to see entertaining and creative football played by motivated players.
Both curtain-raisers should provide entertaining rugby with the Aloes again fielding an impressive line-up against the Natal Wildebeest.
Of all my high school crushes - Robert Downey Jr. and Matthew Broderick also fall in this category - John is the only one who has been consistently entertaining into his late 20s and 30s.
Watching these two clowns spending millions ripping each other to shreds is going to be entertaining to watch. Romney PAC raises $1.6M in six months
And his friends knew him as a highly entertaining mimic and raconteur.
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* Sean Collins dubs the latest League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book "a funny, creepy, nasty piece of work that encapsulates and articulates many of Alan Moore's most heartfelt themes as explicitly and entertainingly as any book he's ever done. Everyone’s a critic: A round-up of comic book reviews and thinkpieces | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages.
The character is meant to be an entertainingly frantic jokester, but most of the time the guy is just annoying.
Emmerich's reign at the top of the mega-movie empire doesn't show any signs of dissipating with this unmissable treat, which is every bit as entertaining as was hoped.
While entertaining, try out some Greek recipes, such as keftedes or loukoumades.
Needless to say, I wanted to put the book aside, because it is not entertaining or diverting.
Ron was ebullient and optimistic, had a pawky sense of humour, and loved good food, wine, and entertaining.
I like the campiness that comes with doing a show that's really unpredictable, and I think it's entertaining for the audience as well.
The author showed again her utter fearlessness when it comes to attacking the big subjects and her determination to bring philosophical discussions into the realm of highly readable and entertaining literature.
The harassed villagers who live on the reserve might come closest to entertaining the notion. Times, Sunday Times
The verve and fluency that have been their hallmarks throughout a thoroughly entertaining season were absent altogether. Times, Sunday Times
Her life offers an embarrassment of material for an entertaining one-woman show, but See How Beautiful I Am has all the character of a slug.
Children's TV nowadays is much more entertaining.
Catherine, Cam and I decided to head down to the country with our poxy daughter, where we could share entertaining duties while waiting for the spots to dry up. Charlie Condou: The three of us
TV and Hollywood do a good job of entertaining but often portray an unrealistic view. The Sun
His lectures on the early medieval period were always both entertaining and enlightening. Times, Sunday Times
The humorlessness, self-importance, and complete lack of depth were horrifying but entertaining.
They've made the choice to create a kind of enlivenment packaged as entertainment that presents the baser side of human experience, knowing that humans, out of their boredom, self-doubts, or lack of fulfillment, can be attracted to the negative if they don't have the option of turning to the positive that's packaged in an equally entertaining fashion. Mike Schwager: Why We Need to Transform Television
Confidence and peacockery can be entertaining as long as you know and are consistently reminded of where the focal point is—or, in this case, Who it is. April 2008
This entertaining fly-on-the-wall show uncovers some of the planet's most privileged. The Sun
High-end vegetable patches -- some call them by the French term "potager" -- are also becoming popular spots for entertaining. The Vegetable Patch Goes Luxe
If you want to listen to an entertaining, hopeful and interesting album this is for you.
Sadly, the title offers only a single animation for each weapon, severely limiting would could have been one of the game's most entertaining elements. ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
Paper Heart is what I call a cute comedy: a light, yet very entertaining film that boasts plenty of energy, a bunch of solid laughs, an interesting enough theme, and an eccentric cast talented enough to authentically portray a couple of adorable characters. DVD Verdict
With all of the reality shows that make TV watching a complete bore, I was glad to finally see something new, fresh, absorbing and entertaining.
As rules for entertaining grew ever more elaborate, the fancy table setting enjoyed its heyday.
Main level is family friendly & ready for entertaining w/custom trim details, tiled sunroom, sound prewire. WN.com - Business News
Half Nelson is just plain stupid, insipid and unentertaining. The movies come to Angus
The source added:'He is not entertaining ideas with clubs abroad either. The Sun
Universal classical literacy beckons in the wake of the Athens Olympics, and philhellenes the world over must already be entertaining shy hopes for a 21st-century rebirth of neo-classicism.
Please come and support the cast of over fifty who has worked hard over the past months to stage this very entertaining Pantomime.
Her substantive and entertaining synopsis of classical references to Druids should serve both as an introduction to laymen and a useful refresher for Celticists.
The 11 tales in "Crime" are extremely entertaining — if only for their criminal ghastliness. Suburban Tensions In a Gauzy Glow
It's not all hugely entertaining but it's a must for diehard music fans. Times, Sunday Times
Maximum public acceptance will require that interactive catalog services have a more entertaining visual appearance than traditional text-intensive catalogs have had.
Transplanted New Yorker Becky Wasserman, also known as the godmother of Burgundy, told me a story about entertaining a client at a restaurant in Bouilland, a few miles up the road from Savigny. The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune
Seriously, I am self-involved enough at this point to be quite sure that we are entertaining all those boats and all those people in the gardens.
And a woman's group in London lashes out at what it calls sexism in the city -- the practice of businesses entertaining clients at strip clubs. CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2008
We spent countless summer nights entertaining family and friends in our new gazebo.
Furthermore, Mr Hare himself gives every impression of being just about the only fashion designer with whom you could spend an evening without wanting to strangle him: his blog is hugely entertaining, ariot of images, quotes from songs, wild enthusiasm for Arsenal FC and, more controversially, Peter Mandelson ( "What an operator!"). Alexis Petridis: Hare brained
She lives upstairs and comes down the fire escape to visit Jack whenever her no-good mom is entertaining, which is a lot.
The colourful language made for entertaining viewing.
Having but an indifferent opinion of books ushered into existence by such charlatanical manoeuvres, we thought no more of Omoo, until, musing the other day over our matutinal hyson, the volume itself was laid before us, and we suddenly found ourselves in the entertaining society of Marquesan Melville, the phoenix of modern voyagers, sprung, it would seem, from the mingled ashes of Captain Cook and Robin Crusoe. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847
These staunch proponents of raunch and roll have delivered a fairly entertaining album, if you can get by the shallow lyrics and not entirely original nature of the music.
The text rattles along entertainingly, powered by some astute observations. Times, Sunday Times
The reader will meet a veritable galaxy of rakes, atheistic clergy, philanthropic snobs, scholars, apothecaries and antiquarians in this elegant, witty, informative and, in true Horatian style, entertaining book.
Entertaining searches this week include this as well as "podding hutches" and "hatred of whites". Archive 2005-12-01
Maybe they think that person is a highly entertaining, witty and exciting individual.
Students took to the boards in the college recently to perform the entertaining musical Finian's Rainbow
Part of the reason why the alphabetic organization of this novel doesn't finally add up to much more than a modestly entertaining exercise in controlled discontinuity is perhaps that the underlying narrative is so familiar. Experimental Fiction
The front room was used mainly for entertaining visitors.
With his savings he bought mobile disco equipment and began entertaining at weddings and youth clubs. Times, Sunday Times
Without the herb garden, clearly I shouldn't ever have had the pleasure of entertaining you here. THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
The whole penalty issue is, to a large degree, standing between boredom and the possibility of making rugby, particularly at the non-professional levels, more entertaining.
Another highly entertaining presentation was by Dennis di Cicco of Sky and Telescope magazine as he described his construction of a 16-inch ‘sidewalk’ altazimuth telescope.
You're in this tribe of people and to get anyone's attention you better tell a good joke or be entertaining. Times, Sunday Times
It is entertaining to read but seems rather trivial in comparison with its predecessor.
The plot, such as it is, provides the excuse to present the most interesting, important and exciting results of computer science, as well as a passel of other ideas, in a readable and entertaining way, with a veneer of romance.
I found your particular brand of negative alarmist journalism quite entertaining when I first started reading your column.
I have an expense account and spend about ￡10,000 a year on entertaining.
That faux pas aside, this book is entertaining, educational, and highly recommended as a worthy investment of one's time and effort.
Sitting in the pub at lunchtime with his nibs, a pint and a good book was far more entertaining and diverting.
The programme will be bright, lively, entertaining and will provide real insights that go beneath the headlines.
One other advantage to this design is that you instanteously have access to two guns as each barrel and trigger is a somewhat a separate in event of a misfire at a most inconvienant and unentertaining moment. Make Mine a Double
Thus not least of the pleasures afforded by Notorious and Notable: 20th Century Women of Style -- a comparatively small but thoroughly entertaining and subtly instructive exhibition on view at the Museum of the City of New York -- is to be reminded that once upon a time, and not so long ago, the most influential style-setters actually owned their haute couture and bijoux. Fashion As Social History: What Makes A 'Refreshingly Unpretentious' Exhibit On Fashion?
What makes sports entertaining is that it is unpredictable. The only sure NHL prediction: There always will be surprises
In her journals for 1787 Susan Burney describes Hoole as conversable, entertaining, and fond of children.
From the gentle questioning of the First Sonata's introduction to the insanely entertaining Follia variations at the end, this is a recording that will open ears and minds.
I can only hope that his fee for letting me drop my marker and enjoy a story about a world and a demographic that confuses and bemuses me is higher than the fee for the pictures used to illustrate his informative — or should I say entertaining? — piece of journalism. Letters to the Editor
Obviously, any brawl that involves the fans is a whole different animal, and one of those is too many — but a good old-fashioned fight amongst players is usually harmless, and often pretty entertaining. Matthew Yglesias » Suspensions
This is a very entertaining book to read, however it suffers from many shortcomings.
Rather than impose a strict chronology, the book jumps entertainingly between eras and features all the great names of this fabled rivalry. Times, Sunday Times
Some are serious, and some are frivolous - but all are entertaining.
Emotional conflict, logical deduction and the period setting make for an entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser. Times, Sunday Times
They include a single malt accompanied by beer and hot dogs smothered in cheese and onions — the franks in deference to my belief that politics is the most entertaining contact sport going. Politicos on the Home Front
Myles, your contrarianism is sometimes entertaining, but, as was the case with your anti-Leonardo piece a while ago, usually wrong. Matthew Yglesias » Evan Bayh to Retire
Radio producers have to remind themselves each week that radio broadcasting isn't about selling records, but about entertaining an audience.
The forties and fifties found her stealing the limelight in a series of successful West End revues in addition to entertaining the forces, appearing in variety and cabaret performances.
It was always going to be one-way traffic, but the match was entertaining nonetheless. Times, Sunday Times
His polite, friendly disposition and his entertaining games have made him one of the most popular world champions. Times, Sunday Times
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