How to Use amused in a Sentence

amused

adjective

• While Trump sputtered and raved, Harris looked on in amused scorn.
  — Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
• If its characters tend toward stereotypes, they’re treated with more amused affection than disdain.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024
• After the game, Fields seemed amused by how easy that was.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• Once the idea was spoken aloud, Cage seemed less amused.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 July 2024
• The Ant-Man films are even more amused by their own super-jokes.
  — Noah Berlatsky, The Verge, 11 July 2018
• Meanwhile, folks stuck in their homes found ways to stay amused.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2020
• One is touched and a bit amused by it all, while the other feels wistful about it.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023
• But many of the men saw the women as amused, even flirtatious.
  — The Economist, 19 Dec. 2017
• Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich seemed very amused by all of this strangeness.
  — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 2 Jan. 2018
• The point of the amused contention is not that O’Rourke was given such a nickname at or near birth.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
• For that reason, try to prolong these food breaks as a way to keep kids busy and amused.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
• The amused restaurant staff allowed him to pose with a live lobster to grant his wish.
  — Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2017
• The little girl didn’t, not nearly as amused with the art work as her mother was.
  — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• My only game plan on this trip was to keep myself amused.
  — J.d. Crowe | [e-mail], al, 14 Mar. 2021
• There are 2000 questions so plenty to keep you amused, so will take you an age to get bored.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2023
• The Huskies had a stranglehold on the rivalry and an amused contempt for the Ducks.
  — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
• On the whole, Warwick seemed both delighted by the fuss and a little amused.
  — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
• Rajkumar gave me an amused look and replied: My Tamil name is Tondaimaan.
  — Harish Pullanoor, Quartz India, 18 Dec. 2019
• Gabbie is quite amused when Ben is haunted right back to her house.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• The left field portion of Wrigley’s famous Bleacher Bums weren’t as amused.
  — Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
• Ted was choking on a sandwich and Grady was watching me with an amused glint in his eye.
  — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
• There may be a lot going on behind the scenes that will keep you amused and entertained.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2020
• But the real draw for the amused crowd that descended on Herald Square Plaza was the corgis.
  — Raisa Bruner, Time, 8 May 2018
• The amused therapist gets up to look out the window, and tells him that there is nothing to worry about.
  — Adrian Chen, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2014
• Chick is a wacky little narcissist ping-ponging around the page; Fox is the fond, amused straight man.
  — New York Times, 29 June 2018
• The audience at the awards show itself seemed too stunned — and amused — to reflect on if people would care about the bit.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
• Antonopoulou stands in the water, frustrated but amused.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
• Her voice is not high or low, but has found a pitch that suits her, shifting from reflective to amused.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, 12 June 2019
• Reacting to Luke’s fall, fans were both concerned and amused.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022
• When informed of the filing of the new complaint, Judge Chambers appeared amused.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Feb. 2018

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024