amusement
noun
amuse·ment
ə-ˈmyüz-mənt 
1
: a means of amusing or entertaining
what are her favorite amusements
2
: the condition of being amused
could not hide his amusement
3
: pleasurable diversion : entertainment
plays the piano for amusement
Examples of amusement in a Sentence
I'm reading this novel for amusement.
Several games were provided for the education and amusement of the children.
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Her attorneys said the first responders had no legitimate business reason for doing so and instead were violating her privacy rights by using the photos as souvenirs or objects of amusement.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Lochlan obliged and gave Saxon a peck, before leaning back in and grabbing his brother's neck for a full makeout, much to Chloe and Chelsea’s amusement.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
In the early 20th century, movies dominated Kansas City’s commercial amusement landscape.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
There, those who live along the border, which is reinforced by not one but three walls, are pushed, after a food crisis, to reanimate and eat extinct species—a process later appropriated by the superrich, for more voyeuristic amusements.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Lochlan obliged and gave Saxon a peck, before leaning back in and grabbing his brother's neck for a full makeout, much to Chloe and Chelsea’s amusement.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
In the early 20th century, movies dominated Kansas City’s commercial amusement landscape.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
There, those who live along the border, which is reinforced by not one but three walls, are pushed, after a food crisis, to reanimate and eat extinct species—a process later appropriated by the superrich, for more voyeuristic amusements.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amusement
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“Amusement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amusement. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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amusement
noun
amuse·ment
ə-ˈmyüz-mənt
1
: something that amuses
2
: the condition of being amused
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