How to Use bemuse in a Sentence

bemuse

verb

• My younger self would be bemused at my newfound love of beer.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• Charlton was not bemused by this.
  — Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Ali seems lovingly bemused, for now.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 May 2026
• Bystanders — some most likely bemused — are sprayed with water.
  — Washington Post, 23 June 2019
• Miller seemed bemused by the controversy, but didn’t shy away from the issue.
  — Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2019
• The world was amused, or bemused, and the pair’s would be adventure became a viral story.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 2 Feb. 2018
• Scholze was bemused by the long theorems with their short proofs, which struck him as valid but insubstantial.
  — Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2018
• You might be bemused by sentimental cards or perhaps become stirred by the plight of the homeless.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2019
• Laughing staff and other drivers were bemused to see the toddler place his order from the miniature car.
  — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
• Bayern’s players were also bemused by the decision not to award a very late spot kick to them for handball.
  — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• Next year will no doubt bring even more science creativity to dazzle, bemuse and inform.
  — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 2 Dec. 2017
• Even a rookie defender offered his opinion as Kerr watched bemused.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 29 May 2018
• Cigar in hand and a shot of tequila nearby, Texas native White would bemuse his fans with tales of drunken escapades.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 11 Jan. 2022
• She was excited by the young company’s approach to news, and bemused by its lack of bureaucracy.
  — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2020
• The scene is both stirring and playful because of the Angels’ bemused reactions.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2019
• Cue a wave of gags in which Hank is bemused by everything from boba to hybrid-car engines to all-gender bathrooms.
  — Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
• Not-so veiled shot Van Gundy was bemused when asked about the short-turnaround before facing the Warriors.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2017
• The present occupant was distinguished, well dressed, friendly and bemused by my pilgrimage.
  — William Friedkin, New York Times, 15 May 2017
• Her mother just passed away, and Annie is bemused, or half-ashamed, at feeling insufficiently sad.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
• On that night, the home side played out of their skin to earn the replay through Steve Davies' injury time equaliser as Spurs watched on bemused.
  — SI.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• The Queen appears to be bemused, intrigued, surprised, bewildered.
  — Josh Duboff, Vanities, 11 Apr. 2017
• Still, those who turn to astrology for clarity will be bemused by the Astro Poets.
  — Christine Smallwood, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
• They were initially bemused by the complexity of bus timetables, bin collections and—most of all—by the changeable weather.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Devotees of the Shyamalan twist will be reassured by the ending, though ordinary viewers may well be left simply bemused.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2017
• Some sources around the first team were also bemused when Stones was only brought on very late in a home game against Crystal Palace in May.
  — Sam Lee, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• The decision bemused Milan players, as there appeared to be very little contact made inside the penalty area.
  — SI.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Westerners are often bemused by the country’s squat latrines, communal toilet troughs and lack of toilet paper.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 10 Jan. 2017
• Despite the A-list endorsement, Turner still appeared bemused by the long-running rumor mill.
  — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
• Among Fincher die-hards, the result will probably bemuse some, bore many, and thrill a relative but hearty minority.
  — Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2020
• The justices appeared at times bemused by the implications of measuring birth against the alternative.
  — Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2023