amuse

“If Ford wants to amuse himself, all right,” rival auto maker Joseph J. Cole said on the Five-Dollar Day.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Woe unto those who fail to entertain, animate or amuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

The temptation to amuse the audience led him to betray his duty to appraise the work of aspiring artists who tremblingly dared present themselves before His Nasty Majesty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

A steal at $28 for three courses, diners saddle up to the counter, reminiscent of a chef’s table, for a French and Japanese-inspired amuse bouche with a main dessert, followed by petit fours.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025

This funny spectacle appeared to amuse the sun, for he burst out with such radiance that Jo woke up and roused her sisters by a hearty laugh at Amy’s ornament.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Pizza always amuses me with its contentiousness among certain types of home cooks — the flour, the oven, the hydration, so many absolute rights and wrongs.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

Reminiscent of an idyllic village on the Mediterranean, with pops of vintage California, this colorful little beach town on the northeast shore of Monterey Bay amuses him every time he swings by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

An anecdote in which Felton draws Alan Rickman’s ire by trampling on his flowing robes amuses, as does the disarming thought of the Snape actor lining up for lunch on set.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

It amuses me that what they’re doing is a definition of insanity: You try something, it doesn’t work.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2022

Normally, I would be irritated, but I’m so out-of-my-brain ecstatic, it amuses me.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

An amused Brady interacted with Gómez Mont briefly but informed her, “I’m a one-woman man.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Jessica amused herself by preparing her father for the tremors of future old age: She would jostle his hand as he tried to drink his tea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Speaking over Zoom from New York, dressed in his typical wardrobe of black shirt and black sport jacket, Mungiu is wryly amused when I ask if that Dracula dig was inspired by personal experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

She added it amused her that, out of her whole family, she had only named her cat, Kizzy, who was a "legend of those parts".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Markus shares an amused glance with his fellow policeman.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The less amusing implication is how many have been allowed to reach adulthood without anyone expecting them to know how.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

There’s an amusing little allegorical core at the center of “Clayface,” the third entry in the relaunched DC Universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I have no taste for anything excepting amusing myself,” he admitted to his indulgent mother in a letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

There is the usual amusing collection of judges, quirky and less quirky — a King signature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Lady Constance seemed to find this amusing and chuckled at her own remark.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood