amuse

Example Sentences

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Keaton’s longtime pal Mr. Allen would surely be amused by the woman who says she imagines God to be like Groucho Marx.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s an indelibly amusing and heartbreaking totem, suggesting play and suffering, and eventually manifesting wounds both real and internalized.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a kid at nursery school who was always saying swears, and Mrs. Bennett did not find it amusing at all, not even for one single minute.

From Literature

She did her homework, wrote letters to friends and pen pals, and amused her visitors with games, riddles, and songs.

From Literature

"The Huttons will be telling this story for years. I figure, why wait? If I'm going to be amused later, I might as well be amused right now."

From Literature