bemusement

How To Use bemusement In A Sentence

• Of particular bemusement is the Lib Dem and Tory refusal to speak up for the "more powers for Holyrood" option which they seemed to be desirous of before the election. Empty chairs at empty tables
• The vocals are supported by guitar, violin and keyboard and, of course, the occasional handclaps, providing an up-beat, cheery backing to the shopping of Argos customers (who pass by with looks of bemusement).
• Her bemusement wasn't based on the objectification of women or any perceived sexism - she thinks my male friends and I are too posh, too nice, to use such "laddish" terms. The Guardian World News
• In total bemusement, Peter stood before one, then another, and another of the unframed canvases that circled the walls. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
• The name caused a lot of bemusement, but over the course of his life Dryfess obligingly chose to respond to several different variations of it.
• The strange songs he would sing during his morning shower were a constant source of bemusement to all who had the luxury of hearing his rhapsody.
• As they watched in bemusement she reached sand and promptly sank ankle-deep, wobbling precariously, grabbing at air for support, her balance an uncertainty from moment to moment.
• Ian looked again, then turned toward Alice with an expression halfway between skepticism and bemusement. Here Comes Another Lesson
• Progressives have watched in bemusement the past year and half as Reid, reviled as the spineless embodiment of Democratic weakness, has emerged as a liberal champion in opposition to the White House. Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye
• Villagers in Muslim-dominated Seith on the western tip of Ambon island watched in bemusement as their main guest, a Christian traditional leader, enjoyed durian with the other guests on one rainy January day.