bemusement
Example Sentences
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Several clubgoers expressed willful ignorance or bemusement, casting blame all around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
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
Meanwhile, hometown hero Noel Gallagher will receive Songwriter of the Year, much to his own bemusement.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 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
The brief bemusement vanished from Kamau’s face, replaced with a look of knowing.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
