I tried to engage him in conversation, but it was no good.

If anyone tried to engage him in conversation he was lost.

He tried to engage the girl in conversation, but soon saw that she did not care to talk.

But nobody even tried to engage them on these offers.

And with that, I tried to engage the three until help arrived.

He tried to engage the impulse drive a second time.

She tried to engage him in a card game, but he didn't want to play.

We'll try to engage from the far tree line and get the two to close up.

Can I just try to engage you on one point though?

If not, try to engage the person along the path of change.