to sb's amusement

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causing someone to feel amused, often when something unexpected happens

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Examples (10)

  • Much to their amusement, I couldn't get the door open.
  • To my great amusement, my toddler tried to put his shoes on his hands.
  • The cat, much to our amusement, spent ten minutes chasing its own tail.
  • To his colleagues' amusement, the normally serious manager wore a festive sweater to the meeting.
  • The speaker tripped on stage, much to the amusement of the entire audience.
  • To her amusement, the robot vacuum cleaner seemed to have a personal grudge against the dog's water bowl.
  • I recounted my disastrous cooking adventure, much to the amusement of my friends.
  • Much to my amusement, my very proper grandmother started using teenage slang she learned online.
  • He tried to look cool on his skateboard but immediately fell over, much to his girlfriend's amusement.
  • The magician's trick failed, and to the crowd's amusement, a rubber chicken popped out of the hat.