amused
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"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
Houdon’s Franklin, though clearly an old man, looks amused and engaged, with a youthful gaze, but also highly intelligent and judicious, sociable but not entirely available, a bit enigmatic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The few protesters taunted the agents, who mostly amused themselves.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
I suppose I first saw “Brigadoon” as a kid at my grandmother’s house, amused at the way she goofily sang along.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Somebody somewhere was laughing at them, vast and amused.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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