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.
• 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
• Alvarez found the entire scene amusing but that’s the fight game.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 10 May 2021
• Wired takes a look at Delphi and the results can be amusing.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2021
• There’s something amusing about a pizza served on a slab with a pair of kitchen shears on the side.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 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
• And his two leads are agreeably amusing and for the most part engaging throughout the film.
  — Joe Leydon, Variety, 6 May 2022
• That a tough-guy closer is coming in to a song preteen girls love is amusing.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
• Their fear rubbed off to create an amusing and sometimes scary film.
  — Liza Foreman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2021
• The junior right-hander is quite joyous and a bit amusing.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
• Among the most amusing pieces of new footage: the singer enjoying some quality time with goats.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
• The efforts by Ian and Poppy to co-lead the team are amusing, as each vies to be the more original and creative one.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
• Maybe not, and maybe no one cares if this jumble of amusing parts makes a coherent whole.
  — Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
• There was consensus as to which teacher was severe, and which one was amusing and much imitated, and which one was inspiring.
  — Lydia Davis, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
• Hausman notes that the algorithm does not work perfectly, and like modern chatbots, the robots sometimes fail in surprising and amusing ways.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024