amuse
Example Sentences
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“They’re desensitized—it is L.A.,” she explained—but noted that she gets a much more amusing response from those she has to chase down for repairs or other projects.
From MarketWatch
The article included Nick’s “amused but firm” aside: “I never liked him saying that. It’s just a rhyme, arbitrary and ridiculous.”
I’ll never forget the feeling of people stopping what they were doing to pay attention to what you were doing and immediately being amused by it and showing you their appreciation for that.
From Los Angeles Times
Amid amusing anecdotes in press conferences, leaping about on the touchline and chat about stealing tracksuits as a souvenir of his second spell at Parkhead, a ship that was heading for trouble was steadied.
From BBC
I’m not sure any of that was ever actually amusing, but the sport positions itself to be fun.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
