AMUSEMENT in a Sentence

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For AMUSEMENT, below is one of 242 sentences:
Although his purpose was to edify and not to entertain his audience, many of his listeners were amused rather than enlightened.

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 Meanings and Examples of AMUSEMENT
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amusement
 n.  a feeling of delight at being entertained
 n.  an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Frome was in the habit of walking into Starkfield to fetch home his wife's cousin, Mattie Silver, on the rare evenings when some chance of amusement drew her to the village.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  Scarlett had an uneasy feeling that this man who was not received was the only one present who knew what lay behind her wild gaiety and that it was affording him sardonic amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  His eyes waited on her words, cynical amusement in them, and she could not go on.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
4  Her lips mutinous, she looked up into his eyes and saw so much amusement in their dark depths that she burst into laughter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  His eyes flickered with amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
6  He spoke the last words with a simple dignity that touched Scarlett, even in her amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  But this amusement quickly passed and a sense of shock took its place in the early days of their marriage.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
8  Scarlett laughed with amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
9  Behind them came the Yankee captain, his face a study of mingled suspicion and amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
10  Her green eyes were alert and sparkling again, and she laughed aloud for the first time in weeks when Rhett and Bonnie met her and Wade and Ella at the depot--laughed in annoyance and amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
11  Melanie was almost crying with embarrassment, Ashley was suddenly bleak and withdrawn and Rhett was watching her over his cigar with impersonal amusement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVII
12  He had carried his cup to the fireplace, and stood leaning against the chimney-piece and looking down on her with an air of indolent amusement.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 1
13  Selden glanced at her with amusement: it was impossible, even with her lovely eyes imploring him, to take a sentimental view of her case.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 1
14  She was taking her way churchward, but at no very quick pace; a fact not lost on one of her observers, who stood in the doorway looking after her with an air of puzzled amusement.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
15  Selden had watched her manoeuvres with lazy amusement.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 6
Example Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
16  It's too wet for the children to play out today; they'll have to amuse themselves indoors.
17  I've been using this anecdote to amuse my civilian friends for years!
18  He watched the kids throw water around with amused tolerance.
19  Ellen seemed amused by the whole situation.
20  Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.
21  It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused.
22  His jokes amused the crying child.
23  We were amused at his funny movements in doing morning exercises.
24  It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.
25  His jokes amused the whole table.
26  Although his purpose was to edify and not to entertain his audience, many of his listeners were amused rather than enlightened.
27  Some audience members were amused by the irreverence of the comedian's jokes about the Pope; others felt offended by his lack of respect for their faith.
28  This week, a giant symbol of mammon appeared in Russia's most venerated public place, and traditionalists were not amused.
29  The film amusingly pokes fun at the media.
30  People had very few amusements to choose from.