to sb's amusement
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causing someone to feel amused, often when something unexpected happens
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- 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.