How to Use amuse in a Sentence

amuse

verb

• He amused himself with a game of solitaire.
• It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him.
• Its owner is not amused, but the cognoscenti are enthralled.
  — Sheri Linden, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• In video of the interaction , Breyer looks mildly amused.
  — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
• If equanimity reigned at the Reader, the box might have amused us as a mere oddity concocted by a quirky mind lying low.
  — Michael Miner, Chicago Reader, 25 Sep. 2017
• In a retirement home sketch, McKinnon amused by just smiling as a lusty grandmother.
  — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2017
• Pacek amuses in this role, enlivening his jokes with a droll, almost Beckettian delivery.
  — Jim Rutter, Philly.com, 24 Sep. 2017
• Big-voiced Marlene Montes amuses as gossipy hairdresser Daniela.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• The spectacle of Brad’s selfishness can only amuse viewers who share it without regret or remorse.
  — Armond White, National Review, 15 Sep. 2017
• Little Marco must be very amused today to discover Donald Trump walking in his boots.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Sep. 2017
• Dunkin' Donuts has amused its fanbase and competitors alike following a rather spicy post to the brand's Instagram account.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
• A: I'm always amused by fans' fascination with trades, that there seemingly always is someone out there perceived as better than what is in place.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Aug. 2017
• Jong Jin Kim was standing in the back of the room, amused.
  — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• Ivan was not amused and hurried us along on the rest of the tour.
  — Nimrod Nir, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2018
• Johnson and Smith were amused by the gaffe, but O’Neal was not.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• The duchess seemed more than amused by the graceful greeting.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Aug. 2019
• For Vest, he was amused at what the kids found, and glad those drugs will never hit the streets.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• Don’t abuse yourself to amuse others or to fit in with the wrong crowd.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
• The clever show amused my parents, but my two-year-old self would have none of it.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 29 Sep. 2024
• In a reply tweet to a screenshot of Mosseri’s post, Musk seemed amused.
  — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• In 1999, the scene was likely easy to read as just risqué enough to amuse, not offend.
  — Allegra Frank, Vox, 3 July 2019
• The baby is clearly amused and claps along with his dad.
  — Sam Sweeney, National Review, 10 June 2019
• The people in the video aren't too amused by her antics, which makes the clip even funnier.
  — Glamour, 27 Apr. 2019
• Harden wasn’t amused and took a swipe at the fan’s phone, which prompted the cops to come over and tell him to cool it.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 3 May 2018
• Best part: views all around, and seagull visits that keep the kids amused.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Jean-Luc Godard got a few claps too, which would have amused him.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
• Dustin butts in and tries to rewrite the script, while the rest of the cast try to amuse themselves during their down time.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022
• The two words that most amuse me in this language are awesome and genius.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 21 Aug. 2021
• But when Padilla brought the wooden structure to class the next day, the students were amused.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2018
• Fans were amused by the basketball team taking the city's public transit system.
  — Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024