amuse
Example Sentences
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The judge wasn’t amused and said that any video recordings made by such devices needed to be deleted ASAP.
He presses his lips together as if I’ve amused him, but he doesn’t want to make me any madder by showing it.
From Literature
Perhaps most amusing is Mr. Booker’s tiff with Conan O’Brien, who made a joke about the city of Newark.
At its best, “Hoppers” is mildly amusing, but that aspect barely covers for the deficiencies of its lead character, who is mildly annoying.
One of those curious, amused expressions crossed his face, but he accepted them without comment, and returned a minute later with both our cups wearing wool.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
