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.
• In the British press, Poundbury has long been a source of amusement.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2022
• The amusement was palpable among Democrats on Day 1 of the 118th Congress.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Sky players on the court and the bench lifted their arms in amusement — even their errors kept falling.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022
• Smith shouted to the apparent amusement of co-host Jay Williams.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• She was kept in a small container and forced to entertain for the amusement of others.
  — Devoun Cetoute Miami Herald (tns), al, 18 Aug. 2023
• The overthrown King Kampila Raya is beheaded, and his head is filled with straw and sent to Delhi for the amusement of the sultan.
  — Avantika Shankar, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2023
• Kagan said at a 2015 event at Harvard Law School, much to the audience’s amusement.
  — Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
• But overall, the ratio of awkwardness to amusement was off.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• Enjoy arts and crafts vendors, live music, food booths, amusement rides and more.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2023
• The article went viral, but not to the amusement of Burton himself.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
• But many of the social media influencers who make those videos live near the amusement parks and know their way around the property.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
• Not far from the bustling hub of amusement parks and water parks that make up the Wisconsin Dells stands the granddaddy of the state’s supper clubs, Ishnala.
  — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2022
• The 36-foot inflatable boat darted down the coast, passengers’ hair whipping in the wind as if on an amusement ride on the water.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Pierce's mother, Virginia Farless, a major source of love and amusement, died in 2012.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
• Our first impression of the guy comes during a house party where the supe dry humps Barbie in front of Ken in a child's dollhouse for the amusement of his guests.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
• The line is played for high-jink amusement, but there’s a lurking horror to the broader situation.
  — Vulture, 30 Aug. 2022
• The Coney Island boardwalk is best known as a summer place, a spot for sunshine, swimming, or amusement-park rides.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• The Children’s Corner will have amusement rides, free crafts for kids, face painting, games, balloon twisters and a petting zoo.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
• People are no longer allowed to bring guns to schools, churches, subways, theaters, amusement parks and other places in the state.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
• Making your child cry for your own amusement is not good parenting.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Aug. 2023
• Kristin does things differently, and that can be a source of amusement as well as confusion.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2023
• Speaking Spanish in front of people in Arizona caused heads to turn in her direction and looks of amusement.
  — Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
• His posture was hunched, his expression one of aloof amusement.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
• Outside the ring, amusement-park rides elicit squeals of delight, couples young and old dance to live cumbia and la ranchera, and the sweet aroma of pinchos de carne wafts through the warm air.
  — Ashley Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
• Every now and then my father, sprawled across the couch, would look down at my amusements on the floor as I sat entirely enraptured by the Barbie-verse.
  — Airea D. Matthews, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024