125 Verbs to Use for the Word entertainments

Some Chinese Jugglers gave an entertainment here the other evening, but I didn't go, not being in the Juggler Vein.

Use your tank for the pond instead of the ocean; and in the spotted newt, the tortoise, the tadpole, the caddis-worm, and the thousand other inhabitants of our inland ponds and brooks, with the weeds among which they live, you will find as much entertainment as in watching the wonders of the great sea.

A larger work, on the same ground, and by a good hand, might afford much entertainment.

Lady Mary's eyes sparkled at the thought of providing entertainment for many young soldiers, wounded or otherwise.

Hume gave both elegant dinners and suppers, and the best claret, and, which was best of all, he furnished the entertainment with the most instructive and pleasing conversation, for he assembled whosoever were most knowing and agreeable among either the laity or clergy.

My Uncle Elijah and quite a large number of gentlemen and ladies came over from Weston to attend the entertainment.

" Mr. Heatherbloom, who seemed to have been rather enjoying this little impromptu entertainment, straightened with a start; he retired a few paces, observing in a mild explanatory tone something about spots on his garments and the necessity for having them removed at a certain little Greek shop, before doing himself the honor of calling and "You're another answer to the advertisement then, I suppose?"

His novels offer sound and healthy entertainment, hearty laughter, a wide range of emotions, and a wonderful array of personalities.

When the end of the simple programme of recitations and exhibition had been reached, she came forward to the edge of the platformher cheeks were deep pink now, and her eyes shone with excitementand said, turning to the trustees and spectators: "We have finished, now, all we have to show for our year's work, and we will close our entertainment by singing 'Scots wha ha' wi' Wallace bled!'" "Ay, ay! that wi' we!"

"I will conclude your entertainment of the Baroness.

It is naturally indifferent to this race of men what entertainment they receive, so they are but entertained.

The dinner and the ball took place; and what a pity I may not describe that entertainment, the dresses, and the dancers, for they were all exquisite in their way, and outré beyond measure.

You have been most exemplary; you have not even got any entertainment out of it.

The world needs proper entertainment; that's what'll cure the troubles.

This only may be said in general, That as the arguments and proofs PRO and CON, upon due examination, nicely weighing every particular circumstance, shall to any one appear, upon the whole matter, in a greater or less degree to preponderate on either side; so they are fitted to produce in the mind such different entertainments, as we call BELIEF, CONJECTURE, GUESS, DOUBT, WAVERING, DISTRUST, DISBELIEF, &c. 10.

I sat on that log in a sort of stupor, watching my enemies preparing my entertainment.

So it is that we can read books by men in whose company we find nothing to please, and that a high degree of culture leads us to seek entertainment almost wholly from books and not from men.

Mr. SPECTATOR, You will forgive Us Professors of Musick if We make a second Application to You, in order to promote our Design of exhibiting Entertainments of Musick in York-Buildings.

But the Florentines do not mind, for they have not the English thirst for entertainment and escape; they carry their entertainment with them and do not wish to escapegoing to such places only because they are warmer than out of doors.

He answered, 'I cannot sing; for that was the reason why I left the entertainment and retired to this place, because I could not sing.'

Bessus, I thought you had been in Iberia by this, I bad you hast; Gobrias will want entertainment for me.

The crusader and the palmer needed no introduction to obtain entertainment at a strange man's house.

It had been intended as a climax to wind up the entertainment, but to produce it now might save the situation.

He also was stage manager at the Opera for a while, and occasionally arranged entertainments for George IV.

The general then ordered an entertainment of the best meats and wines which the ship afforded, to be set before the governor and his principal attendants, of all which they partook willingly, even drinking wine with good will.

125 Verbs to Use for the Word  entertainments