How to Use engaged in a Sentence

engaged

adjective
  • I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.
  • The fans, and the artists themselves, were deeply engaged leading up to this date.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 14 July 2022
  • When healthy and engaged, there are few better two-way players, even at his age.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2022
  • GovTech clients are some of the most engaged customers out there.
    Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Get babies toys that will keep them engaged but also help build large and small motor skills.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
  • More and more children seem glued to their devices and less engaged with school, Saidi said.
    Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022
  • Having work friendships could help keep employees more engaged.
    Denise Vu Broady, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • Data collected from more than two million workers show people are less engaged in their work compared with a year ago.
    Bob Helbig, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022
  • The benefits of art can be found in any age group, with endless studies to support art education helping children stay engaged.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Three months later, the entrepreneur became engaged to her fiancé, Paul Bernon.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Only a snap away from having to come on the field, the backup quarterbacks stay engaged with the Chargers’ game plan by staying after practice.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Chang said schools need to make kids feel connected and engaged, offer tutoring and mentoring, expand summer learning and do at-home visits when kids aren't showing up.
    CBS News, 7 June 2022
  • Pictures of the re-engaged movie stars making googly eyes at each other are inescapable at the moment, and paps just caught the couple making out on the set of Affleck's upcoming movie.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 June 2022
  • By episode 4, the pair became engaged and moved on to the second phase.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Jurors looked deeply engaged and took notes as the judge read his charge.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
  • But the safety found a way to stay engaged at practice.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Tune in, ask questions and stay engaged with the people around you.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The couple met in Shanghai in 2004 and became engaged the next year.
    Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The event is open to those who are married, engaged or just dating.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The feature will even remain engaged when a stuffed teddy bear is at the wheel.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
  • This will help the audience stay engaged with your video longer.
    Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2022
  • But as the finale approaches, the good fight has been re-engaged.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In his last year in office, Garcetti appeared less engaged to some at City Hall.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The district is shifting to a four-day week next school year in hopes that students will be more engaged.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • They are more civically engaged and earn more over the course of their lifetimes.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • The poll also showed the desire to vote and become engaged in the election increased.
    Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The communities within the genre are vast, and the fans are highly engaged.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The 30 students in her classroom are highly engaged in the coursework.
    Michelle Garcia, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Just doing that can ground us, and enable us to stay engaged, resilient and calm.
    Dolly Chugh, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • In rom-com Irish Wish, Lohan plays Maddie, who is down on her luck when the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend.
    Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'engaged.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: