amused
Example Sentences
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Hers was always a little crooked, like no matter what was going on, she was amused.
From Literature
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Helping to create the New Yorker’s signature voice of amused detachment, she used her reporting to reveal broader insights.
In this case, Davis is more amused than embarrassed, and soon cedes the new man to Winnie.
From Los Angeles Times
“I could have been at the beach, but it’s fine,” she says, amused, looking out the nearby windows.
From Los Angeles Times
He was similarly amused by stories of people approaching the other filmmaker to tell him, “Oh, Mr. Ford, we just loved ‘Red River.’”
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