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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At one point, the support bars bowed inward and the whole chair collapsed toward the ground—much to my friend’s amusement.
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Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
But this new version of Krypto is both very powerful and very rambunctious, and Superman has trouble training him, much to the amusement of Superman’s peers like Batman.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Anything that causes pain or hurt is not a source of fun or amusement.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
The home-rule sales tax, now at 0.75%, will increase to 1% and the amusement tax, now at 5%, will increase to 6%.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
But this new version of Krypto is both very powerful and very rambunctious, and Superman has trouble training him, much to the amusement of Superman’s peers like Batman.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Anything that causes pain or hurt is not a source of fun or amusement.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
The home-rule sales tax, now at 0.75%, will increase to 1% and the amusement tax, now at 5%, will increase to 6%.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 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 19 Jul. 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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