How to Use amusement in a Sentence

amusement

noun

• I'm reading this novel for amusement.
• Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.
• Descending the staircase, the princess asked with amusement if the mule kicked.
  — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
• But while their service time was roughly equal, Fox recalls with amusement that there was a pecking order.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• Oaks Park remains open for amusement rides with a limit of 2,500 bracelets available each day.
  — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2021
• All of this is to say—with a little bit of amusement and a lot of (virtuous!) empathy—that humans respond to tragedy personally.
  — Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
• These stories were shared, at least in the beginning, with amusement or a note of performative exasperation.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, Wired, 24 Aug. 2021
• When gauges aren't needed, videos or reading material can be projected instead for the amusement of the driver and passenger.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
• City of Shanghai from its own resources will offer 500 million yuan in vouchers for people to use on dining, and amusements.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
• Two went to work for Fantasy Amusements, an Illinois amusement company.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2021
• Anys, now in a triceratops costume, had created an engine of amusement, in which each kill brought her closer to winning while simultaneously making her cringe.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 26 Aug. 2021
• The amusement industry has heroically reestablished itself.
  — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2021
• The tense, quiet George takes a shine to Rose, while the crude, loud Phil cuts the earnest, awkward Peter down to size, much to the guffawing amusement of his fellow cowboys.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021
• Thrift shops in the U.S. are like amusement parks for me.
  — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
• In the British press, Poundbury has long been a source of amusement.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2022
• The amusements are minimal, but that’s sort of the point.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2024
• One crew member hoists guests on his shoulders and does flips off the rope swing, much to the amusement of the rest of the ship.
  — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
• He was besotted, and moved in with William and Emma, to the amusement of the British press.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• In bigger places, pro sports teams are a form of amusement.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2022
• De Niro had a laugh at the joke, too, throwing his head back with amusement.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Which his younger brother finds a great source of amusement.
  — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2022
• The amusement was palpable among Democrats on Day 1 of the 118th Congress.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
• The event has music, crafts, food, amusement rides and a parade.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• Schultz stared at my face for a moment and nodded, with a spark of amusement in her eyes.
  — Sarah Smarsh, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
• Instead, the two are trying to make share their amusement.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 14 Jan. 2022
• There is no school and just a giant red teddy bear and a few small toys for their amusement.
  — NBC News, 28 Sep. 2021
• Roller coasters are classic rides at amusement parks around the world.
  — Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
• The entire affair was a farce, a joke for Flynt’s amusement.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
• Cheerfully plan to take the younger kids on day trips to amusement parks or ballgames.
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
• Prizes range from dinners and gift cards to tickets to amusement parks like Legoland and SeaWorld.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Dec 2024