amuse oneself
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"There are better ways to amuse oneself than by being a movie star," Fedora pouts.
From Time Magazine Archive
“One must amuse oneself, and he is so odd and so very much in earnest.”
From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
One seemed to have nothing to do but to amuse oneself then, and it was so easy to amuse oneself that one never grew tired of doing so.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
One may amuse oneself by fancying that there is something in the manner of St. Francis even in Mr. Masefield's attitude to his little brothers the swear-words.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
One must amuse oneself somehow while the other man is at the table.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 14, 1914 by Various
