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

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

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

He had a look of sad bemusement on his face, as if to acknowledge that no job in the world was stranger than that of a high school football coach.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger