"engaged in things" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to someone who is actively involved in activities or tasks. For example: "John has been busy lately, engaging in a variety of creative projects."
The Steinbecks are engaged in things of the mind.
Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford in Essex, said: "Whilst the man concerned has engaged in things in the past which have created appalling mayhem and tragedy, today we are looking at healing those rifts.
American actors like to do things, they want to be engaged in things, they want the audience to like them, even if their characters are doing some not so likable things.
Just as villagers in Africa and Bangladesh have gone straight from no phones to mobile phones, developing countries could leapfrog with other innovations.Developing countries already have higher levels of "early stage" entrepreneurship, with more people engaged in things such as starting new ventures often because the necessity for doing so is greater (see chart 3).
"A lot of research shows that the people who do best with surviving have strong relationships and are engaged in things they enjoy and find meaningful," said Ms. Curtin, who lives in San Francisco and works as a fund-raiser for the University of California.
However, they felt "the tech community can and should be engaged in things that are about more than monetary gain".
"I want to make sure they're not engaging in things they shouldn't be as young people," he said.
"It engages in things like trying to rebuild the Glass-Steagall firewall, trying to properly regulate collateralized debt obligations, trying to put the appropriate leverage limitations on banks".
They will have much more free time going forward, and Mr. Foster urges his freshmen not to fill that vacuum "by compulsively engaging in things".
So it seems like it actually can be a gift having what we label as a disability, or disorder, and cause people to overcompensate and engage in things in other ways.
Kim Kwang-Jin, a former senior insurance executive in North Korea, says that many North Koreans are led to believe they are serving the country's greater good by engaging in things such as insurance scams and bullion smuggling to raise money for the country's leadership.
