How to Use amusing in a Sentence

amusing

adjective

• It was amusing to hear her tell the story.
• He's one of the most amusing people I know.
• The image is amusing in the way that the foibles of the elderly can be.
  — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
• David Cross turns in an amusing cameo as a wealthy mark.
  — Mike Hale, New York Times, 17 July 2023
• Besides the amusing name play, Dupont sees the brands being aligned by vibe.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
• Then the amusing wit that made Homa a Twitter star returned.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• There also are memes out there and some amusing video spoofs, too.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2023
• The Doncic-Sweeney wavelength was strong — and amusing.
  — Dallas News, 25 Nov. 2022
• Though in this case, the fact in question may be more of a tall tale—but an amusing one, nonetheless.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• The de-chairing and re-chairing of Hank was amusing and absurd.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
• The blatant ironies of this cat-and-mouse game might be amusing if human lives weren’t involved.
  — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
• Thirty-two years later, the mishap seems, above all, amusing.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• That a tough-guy closer is coming in to a song preteen girls love is amusing.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
• Among the most amusing pieces of new footage: the singer enjoying some quality time with goats.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
• Maybe not, and maybe no one cares if this jumble of amusing parts makes a coherent whole.
  — Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
• There’s plenty of new stuff up for grabs though, and some of it toes the line between tragic and downright amusing.
  — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023
• There’s been a lot of amused, and amusing, speculation about what fate awaits the offspring.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
• What’s the backstory behind their fun and amusing name?
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• No harm was done in that case, and the airline’s customer found the situation amusing.
  — Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• With the help of two strange yet amusing new friends, Taka must fight against a pack of gun-slinging monster cats disguised as women.
  — Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• There are quite a few undeniably funny lines, many of them made all the more amusing by the perfect-pitch delivery of the pros in the cast.
  — Joe Leydon, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
• The slighter, stranger, and more amusing of the two plots follows Earn to his new job as one guy in a larger management company.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2022
• At least there are a couple of amusing wrinkles to contemplate.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• In fact, one of the most amusing things about sporting used gear is concocting the backstory for its battered state.
  — Kelly Klein, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2023
• My favorite ones were: Dove soap stayed true to its purpose, with an amusing and moving ad on keeping young girls in sports.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
• In an amusing twist, Duncan is soon driven mad by jealousy.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
• What MacAskill adds is, again, an amusing lack of humility.
  — Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
• The bank robbery scenes are blandly choreographed with nary an amusing set-piece, apart from one where Devine tussles with a larger man.
  — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 July 2023
• Smooth power from the six, amusing handling from the semi-trailing-arm rear, convincing sports-car mood in the cockpit.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• The table-turning opening was amusing but her tango was stiff and flat footed.
  — Rodney Ho, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024