How to Use amuse in a Sentence

amuse

verb

• He amused himself with a game of solitaire.
• It amuses me to think of how he looked when I last saw him.
• In time, the bad luck came to amuse him rather more than the good.
  — Henry Porter, The Hive, 13 Mar. 2017
• Jong Jin Kim was standing in the back of the room, amused.
  — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• Ivan was not amused and hurried us along on the rest of the tour.
  — Nimrod Nir, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2018
• Johnson and Smith were amused by the gaffe, but O’Neal was not.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• And the Sultan seems to be amusing himself with the act much of the time.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
• The UC Irvine signee was amused by the recruiting process.
  — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, 25 May 2017
• The duchess seemed more than amused by the graceful greeting.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Aug. 2019
• For Vest, he was amused at what the kids found, and glad those drugs will never hit the streets.
  — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• Don’t abuse yourself to amuse others or to fit in with the wrong crowd.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
• Anything that does not amuse us is contrary to the spirit of the blog.
  — Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2012
• The clever show amused my parents, but my two-year-old self would have none of it.
  — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 29 Sep. 2024
• In a reply tweet to a screenshot of Mosseri’s post, Musk seemed amused.
  — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
• In 1999, the scene was likely easy to read as just risqué enough to amuse, not offend.
  — Allegra Frank, Vox, 3 July 2019
• The baby is clearly amused and claps along with his dad.
  — Sam Sweeney, National Review, 10 June 2019
• Most of the recipients, the artist says, were not amused.
  — Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Orange County Register, 15 May 2017
• The people in the video aren't too amused by her antics, which makes the clip even funnier.
  — Glamour, 27 Apr. 2019
• Harden wasn’t amused and took a swipe at the fan’s phone, which prompted the cops to come over and tell him to cool it.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 3 May 2018
• Best part: views all around, and seagull visits that keep the kids amused.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Jean-Luc Godard got a few claps too, which would have amused him.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
• Dustin butts in and tries to rewrite the script, while the rest of the cast try to amuse themselves during their down time.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2022
• All of this amuses Pascal, who sticks his hand in front of Stone's face.
  — Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 27 June 2025
• The two words that most amuse me in this language are awesome and genius.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 21 Aug. 2021
• When Tony Clifton showed up and wreaked havoc on the set of the late '70s and early '80s sitcom Taxi, the cast was not amused.
  — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
• Helen shoots him a warning look—but she’s amused by his little hint.
  — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
• The coincidence amused some, while others were convinced that Annabelle had something to do with it.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
• Begin with amuse bouche, choose oysters or Argentinian prawns, then pear salad or cornbread.
  — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
• Today, the brothers are still performing — and amused by their legacy.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
• Gehry admirers were aghast, but the man himself was amused.
  — John Rogers, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025