6020 examples of amusing in sentences

An amusing instance of this will be found in Professor Biagi's monograph upon Tullia d'Aragona, all of whose verses passed through the crucible of Benedetto Varchi's revision.

A boon-companion of the same type was Menighella, whom Vasari describes as "a mediocre and stupid painter of Valdarno, but extremely amusing."

In this volume a few of his most amusing stories are printedall, perhaps, that it is worth while to read.

It was his air of seriousness, almost of pathos, that made it so irresistibly amusing.

Once I remember moving my audience to tears by telling them that little Ann had been killed by her brother, who, in amusing himself with picking off the dry skin after she had had the scarlatina, had carelessly torn off the real skin over the heart, as they could see; thus leaving it to beat in the air, and causing the little one to die.

Coquenil moved on past palace guards in bright apparel, past sad-faced witnesses and brisk lawyers of the court in black robes with amusing white bibs at their throats.

His eyes are small, but full of life; and when domesticated, this creature is very playful and amusing.

A week passes away, during which Selkirk remains thoughtful and taciturn; he rarely leaves the shore; he still beholds the sports of his cats and his kids, but no longer smiles at them; Marimonda, by way of amusing him, renews in his presence her surprising feats, but the attention of the master is elsewhere.

I offer it to the MIRROR as an amusing novelty for the entertainment of its numerous readers.

He was amusing himself with a pipe, from which he threw forth volumes of smoke with an air of great satisfaction.

There was no pause: the steps continued, and seemed to indicate that the person was amusing himself by walking up and down the room.

While amusing ourselves with watching the singular appearance of rockets of water shooting down into the dense cloud of vapour below, we were joined by some country girls, who gave us a concert of three voices, pitched excessively high, and more like the vibrations of metal or glass than the human voice, but in perfect harmony, and although painful in some degree, yet very fine.

His hard luck was becoming amusing and he wondered how long it would last.

The announcement that this young man had come all the way from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., to bid on the Krugersdorpf work struck Mr. Peebleby as amusing.

"Therein I was to witness an amusing comedy.

I had a most amusing experience the other daythat is, about fifteen years agoat a summer hotel in the Adirondacks, that one would think would have amused even a shallow lot of people like those, but I had no sooner started to tell itor had hardly done more than to describe the Adirondacks in a general waythan, first thing I know, my hostess, stupid woman, had risen and all the ladies were trooping out.

A long table, with well-worn benches, were the only furniture; we threw our knapsacks on one end of it and sat down, amusing ourselves while supper was preparing, in looking at a number of grotesque charcoal drawings on the wall, which the flaring light of our tall iron lamp revealed to us.

Following the footpath, we ascended a long eminence to a chapel where some boys were amusing themselves with a common country game.

They even invited us to share their simple meals with them, and it was amusing to hear their goodhearted exclamations of pity at finding we were so far from home.

This edition is by Mr. Britton, who has prefixed a dedication and an essay on the genius of Anstey, both of which sparkle with humour and lively anecdote; and an amusing sketch of Bath as it is.

THE OUTLINE OF ENGLISH HISTORY, Is a well-executed compendium for schools, and will be amusing by any fire-side.

The amusing letter of S.S. in No. 536, of The Mirror, has but so very recently met my eyes, that I have been obliged unavoidably to allow some weeks to elapse ere I noticed it.

The cartoonist of the Star gave a chalk talk on "Famous Men of the Day," reciting an amusing biography of each and sketching his portrait, framed in a rose, a daisy, mountain laurel, a larkspur or whatever occurred to the artist as he talked.

Veronica's eyes danced as though at some amusing recollection.

This Auvergnat distinguished himself by an amusing action.

6020 examples of  amusing  in sentences