amuse

Example Sentences

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"Slay" as a slang term means to greatly impress or amuse, and "sigma" means popular or successful.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

I was trying to amuse myself during that terrible wait.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

The parrots’ main impact has been to amuse or annoy people during the raucous overflights of large flocks.

From National Geographic • Dec. 13, 2023

The lion, named Gjon, was rescued last year from a local restaurant where it was kept to amuse clients.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2023

To amuse Ruth May I’d told her they looked like lions with six legs and were huge, as big as her left hand.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver