They were all once again engaged in their own business.
Both of them told me that in their day, women, once engaged, were not expected to work.
As for his personal history, he was engaged once, "but our lives just went in different directions."
They were all once again engaged in their mass talking and arguing.
"You know that I was engaged to him once," she said unexpectedly.
He was engaged to her sister once, did you know that?
Early data suggests that some only engage in cell division once every hundred years.
He was engaged once to a woman who was in love with the place.
And he sensed that once engaged, they would not quit.
They were engaged once, in a sort of way, I believe.