bemusement
Example Sentences
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Even on “Weekend Update,” playing her songs in what are nominally solo spots, she caroms off anchors Colin Jost or Michael Che, who comment, interrupt and regard her with bemusement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
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
Mr. Irons is a credit to his family, playing Mycroft with the right balance of bemusement with his brother and the stuffiness that befits a member of the Foreign Office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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
After that the afternoons faded away into syrupy mariachi and taco pop music, which the people tolerated with friendly bemusement.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
