amused
Example Sentences
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Shoppers in a Tesco branch in Cornwall were left amused after spotting bilingual signs in Welsh rather than Cornish.
From BBC
“I feel no regret, but I feel amused at myself that I thought it was going to be an anodyne speech,” adding, “By the way, the audience was very receptive. It was widely misreported.”
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.