Sentence examples for lightly entertained from inspiring English sources

But there are pleasures to be had from books beyond being lightly entertained.

Encouraged by invitations to appear on Newsnight et al into believing their ability to lightly entertain gives their views some intrinsic interest and authority.

I don't speak Russian, and, while Pushkin's short stories are entertaining and lightly ironic in translation, in his great poetic works — "Onegin," "The Bronze Horseman," and "The Gypsies" — the language barrier seems to prevent a complete union of reader and poet: the sense of Pushkin's words is inevitably being adjusted to facilitate the rhyme.

Be entertained.

I kept myself entertained.

"Are you not entertained?

She entertained.

We entertained.

Keep entertained.

Entertain and be entertained graciously.

Keep guests entertained.