How to Use amusing in a Sentence

amusing

adjective

• It was amusing to hear her tell the story.
• He's one of the most amusing people I know.
• But this book is more than a gathering of amusing vignettes.
  — Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2021
• Brain Freeze is an amusing enough list-making guessing game.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2021
• According to my parents, Tom, at least, found my brutal honesty amusing.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
• Both Misterjaw and Chevy Chase’s landshark were more amusing.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 4 Aug. 2021
• What has been diverting and amusing becomes suddenly moving at the last, shining a light back over all that has gone before.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2021
• The old woman’s amusing disapproval is barely softened even when the owners turn out to be genuinely friendly.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
• This story line is very amusing because Luna basically just slaps some eye shadow on Zoya and makes her wear heels.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 22 July 2021
• His back-and-forth with Mickey Rourke was particularly amusing.
  — Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
• The Greyhounds’ enthusiasm for romantic comedies is both amusing and a little sad.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2021
• Kidman gives a sly, amusing performance that suggests all these possibilities and several more.
  — Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
• To those boogieing at the Jane Hotel, Ms. Smithkin might have seemed a figure from vaudeville, her flamboyant get-up amusing enough for a turn in the spotlight.
  — David Marchesephoto Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• The image is amusing in the way that the foibles of the elderly can be.
  — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• David Cross turns in an amusing cameo as a wealthy mark.
  — Mike Hale, New York Times, 17 July 2023
• One of the most amusing parts of this show in the past has been the creative ways that Villanelle kills.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
• The creation of She-Hulk is a strange and amusing story.
  — WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022
• Besides the amusing name play, Dupont sees the brands being aligned by vibe.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
• Wired takes a look at Delphi and the results can be amusing.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2021
• Then the amusing wit that made Homa a Twitter star returned.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• There also are memes out there and some amusing video spoofs, too.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2023
• While amusing in their own right, these zingers have a plot function as well.
  — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
• Not even close to amusing is the city’s surging murder rate.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 7 June 2022
• The Doncic-Sweeney wavelength was strong — and amusing.
  — Dallas News, 25 Nov. 2022
• The contrast between the warm tone of the music and the lyrics full of heartless words was both shocking and amusing.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 June 2022
• Though in this case, the fact in question may be more of a tall tale—but an amusing one, nonetheless.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• The de-chairing and re-chairing of Hank was amusing and absurd.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• The blatant ironies of this cat-and-mouse game might be amusing if human lives weren’t involved.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
• The devil is a little more amusing and playful than that.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 July 2024
• Thirty-two years later, the mishap seems, above all, amusing.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 June 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024