Sentence examples similar to engrossed in the task from inspiring English sources

At Game Time Nation, a video-game lounge in the East Village of Manhattan, Mr. Santiago and his son were engrossed in "The Sims" -- attending to virtual life tasks -- while all around were the roars and whooshes of car chases and interstellar shootouts.

Have you ever sat down to complete an important task — and then suddenly discovered you were up loading the dishwasher or engrossed in the Wikipedia entry about Chernobyl?

While there, she was engrossed in the London designer scene.

They become engrossed in the world around them.

Or are they just engrossed in the comics?

"You're engrossed in the work for years, then Mammon enters.

Many seemed more engrossed in the amenities than the game.

But he was already engrossed in the TV.

He is engrossed in the paper, a friend who attended the baptism in Jordan says.

The move drew little reaction from the crowd, which was engrossed in the action at hand.

LONDON — A year ago, Sebastian Coe was engrossed in the final, frenzied preparations for the London Olympics.