How to Use bemuse in a Sentence

bemuse

verb

• Back then, the devotion to this fast food just bemused me.
  — Stephanie Schorow, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• My younger self would be bemused at my newfound love of beer.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Mar. 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
• 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
• 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
• Laughing staff and other drivers were bemused to see the toddler place his order from the miniature car.
  — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
• You might be bemused by sentimental cards or perhaps become stirred by the plight of the homeless.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2019
• Scholze was bemused by the long theorems with their short proofs, which struck him as valid but insubstantial.
  — Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2018
• The scene is both stirring and playful because of the Angels’ bemused reactions.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2019
• The wily (and bemused) Wallace even got Sekulow to say both that Trump is and is not under investigation.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 June 2017
• Bystanders — some most likely bemused — are sprayed with water.
  — Washington Post, 23 June 2019
• Another picture featured Thompson less than bemused about the situation (scroll to the right to see it).
  — Daniel Mano, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2017
• Southampton fans are somewhat bemused by the pursuit of the player, as their side currently have a whole host of options to choose from in Garcia's position.
  — SI.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• 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
• She was excited by the young company’s approach to news, and bemused by its lack of bureaucracy.
  — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2020
• Canha was bemused about Sampson’s reaction to his homer.
  — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 9 June 2019
• Still, those who turn to astrology for clarity will be bemused by the Astro Poets.
  — Christine Smallwood, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
• Reactions from constituents to his comeback bid have ranged from bemused to horrified.
  — Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2020
• The Queen appears to be bemused, intrigued, surprised, bewildered.
  — Josh Duboff, Vanities, 11 Apr. 2017
• 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
• Samuel Umtiti then gifted the Socceroos a chance to equalise with a bemusing handball under very little pressure inside his own area.
  — SI.com, 20 June 2018
• 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
• The decision bemused Milan players, as there appeared to be very little contact made inside the penalty area.
  — SI.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Even a rookie defender offered his opinion as Kerr watched bemused.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 29 May 2018
• Meanwhile, a troop of ever-so-proper Dragoon Guards returns to town, and the soldiers are bemused to find all their betrotheds besotted with this fancified fop.
  — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2017
• The bartender is more bemused than baffled by the wild characters who visit his establishment on Christmas Eve.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 11 Dec. 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
• The present occupant was distinguished, well dressed, friendly and bemused by my pilgrimage.
  — William Friedkin, New York Times, 15 May 2017
• That said, Pogba is understood to be bemused by the whole affair and the relationship between the pair is thought to be extremely fragile at this point - and Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on the matter.
  — SI.com, 17 Apr. 2018

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