amuse

“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

The area also symbolizes an inevitable truth about London: Without the thronging masses of tourists, and the attractions designed to amuse them, the city might disintegrate completely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

“No; I don’t want to do anything but just be quiet. You go away and amuse yourself. Don’t stay.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

“What amuses me most about Skip is he often represents everyone in the deal,” Ford, who was a client before he rose to fame with “Star Wars,” told The Times in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

My husband’s explosive commentary sometimes amuses me and sometimes wears me down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

I am actually part of a two-cranberry sauce family, which amuses me since I lack real passion for any of it, but I assure you this chutney does not act as a substitute for either.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2024

“That amuses us to no end, because it’s like, all we ever do is work together.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

It amuses them that so many Earthlings are offended by the idea of being machines.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

"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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently isn’t amused by a new board game that pokes fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s reputation for garnering foul calls at the hint of contact by an opposing player.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

“I’m not talking about breaking the law,” Mr. Griffiths continues, not appearing the slightest bit amused.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Playing jokes and pranks, it needs to be amusing and not belittling, obviously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But my gaydar was also going off big-time around Dorothy and Marshall, news they found amusing when I told them recently.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Norway supporters also provided an amusing moment during the quarter-final with England.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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

I have discovered if I only have me, myself, and I for company, I might as well be amusing.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar