bemusement

Example Sentences

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Referee Paul Tierney found himself right in the middle of the hosts' pre-match huddle on Saturday evening, much to the bemusement of some of Chelsea's players.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Journalists crammed onto the sidewalk by the neatly clipped hedgerows opposite the private street leading to the residence, to the bemusement of passing joggers and delivery drivers.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Generation X, your generation, will likely work longer, so you may have more demands on your time that could be a source of bemusement for your mother-in-law.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

“Among all the energy investors I spoke to, there is a general feeling of slight bemusement that oil prices haven’t fallen further,” said Chris Wheaton, an oil and gas analyst at Stifel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

The brief bemusement vanished from Kamau’s face, replaced with a look of knowing.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray