amuse
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“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
Medtail joins another category of tenants intended to attract visitors known as experiential retail, which has also surged in popularity since the pandemic as people eager to amuse themselves among friends sought out group activities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Probably they had got lost, or wandered off somewhere to amuse themselves.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
“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
Even when she overworks some crass jokes, Plaza amuses.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2023
Remarkably, her pugnacious attitude amuses the princess, who grows to rely on the young “bush girl” for her refreshing candor.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
That’s why what happened in Chula Vista worries him as much as it amuses him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
I will not let him know that he amuses me.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
"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
The pair feared they would get in trouble, but race security was more amused than angry, they recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Both Henry and Prince look slightly amused when I ask them if they remember them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
He waited, and to keep himself amused, he hummed snatches of his favorite cantata and imagined how he would narrate his adventures.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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
That doesn't mean that comedy should suffer, with Seale saying that every time a scene could deliver a "killer gag", instead it was just "gently amusing".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
These jokes don’t even come off as ill-intentioned; they’re just not amusing.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Each individual set piece is its own jewel of craftsmanship, usually combining the revolting with the amusing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
My dancing was amusing enough for people to throw pennies to me when I danced.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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