amused
Example Sentences
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He was similarly amused by stories of people approaching the other filmmaker to tell him, “Oh, Mr. Ford, we just loved ‘Red River.’”
Hanne had not been amused by the frugality that characterized our 18 months in New York, a city then and now where some spending money makes a big difference in the quality of life.
From Barron's
Nevertheless, we’ve both been amused over the years at how long the confusion has persisted, not only among strangers but also among people who have known us for decades.
The article included Nick’s “amused but firm” aside: “I never liked him saying that. It’s just a rhyme, arbitrary and ridiculous.”
I’ll never forget the feeling of people stopping what they were doing to pay attention to what you were doing and immediately being amused by it and showing you their appreciation for that.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
