amuse

"Kids can amuse themselves for a bit but you need to be hands on."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

“If Ford wants to amuse himself, all right,” rival auto maker Joseph J. Cole said on the Five-Dollar Day.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The temptation to amuse the audience led him to betray his duty to appraise the work of aspiring artists who tremblingly dared present themselves before His Nasty Majesty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

A steal at $28 for three courses, diners saddle up to the counter, reminiscent of a chef’s table, for a French and Japanese-inspired amuse bouche with a main dessert, followed by petit fours.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025

It was easy to amuse her; she laughed like a young girl.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Kit doesn’t know much about her father, who died just after she was born, and the mythologizing of her birth amuses her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

“It amuses me now to think that he was famous for these insane driving movies,” his niece Judith Newman said on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

An anecdote in which Felton draws Alan Rickman’s ire by trampling on his flowing robes amuses, as does the disarming thought of the Snape actor lining up for lunch on set.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

He repeats the words on his shirt tag in different accents at one point, which amuses.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2022

“I’m sure that amuses you,” I say to her, “but she’s gone now, so it doesn’t matter, does it?”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Then, there are some women who've long left their nails alone, amused to find their routine – or lack thereof – suddenly in vogue.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

"We can't even fill the coffee cups to the brim or they spill," his son Linus, 19, added with an air of amused exasperation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

But if the movie were a person, he’d be vaguely amused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

As his star rose, he attracted amused attention with his Manhattan penthouse and Palm Beach compound, both outfitted to the gills in golden decor.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Dari cleared his throat, and Twig sighed, partly annoyed and partly amused.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

As amusing as it is, “Marble Hall Murders” doesn’t improve on its predecessors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Marcona almonds are lovely if you want an amusing high-low dialogue with the potato chips that appear later, though any salted roasted almond will do.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Experiencing Coward outdoors on a summer night is both an amusing delight and an expositional slog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

If someone’s doing a pretty good impression of you, I think that’s kind of amusing, but he didn’t know who I was.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

Penelope went on in the same jovial spirit, for if one unpleasant episode could be made into an amusing anecdote, why not all of them?

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood