amusement
Example Sentences
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One diarist, Samuel Bamford, gave up a warehouse job to become a weaver and wrote that the change gave him leisure time to enjoy “country amusements with the other young fellows.”
“It shows that Norman understood Los Angeles as a city with both a rich history and a future full of light and amusement.”
From Los Angeles Times
“They feel my body is there for their amusement, and it’s events like these that promote that idea.”
From Los Angeles Times
It refers to the unchecked amusement among liberal media hosts who continue “chortling” over former President Donald Trump’s recent appearance and indictment at a Georgia jail.
From Washington Times
The German-born actress and singer later wrote to the amusement park to ask staff to search for it.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
