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Dr Wills said it had been amusing to watch the internet debate unfold, but "the answer is still no", humans will not evolve into crabs.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

They had been amusing and always cleverly written.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells

Peter Many-Names nodded, his usual mode of assent; to him Dick's evident struggle between inclination and duty had been amusing, and there was a rare gleam of merriment in his dark face.

From Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests by Pickthall, Marjorie L. C.

They knew where he was when he supposed himself invisible, and they had been amusing themselves at his expense.

From Camp-fire and Wigwam by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

It appeared that they had been amusing themselves by prowling about the camp and investigating the condition of affairs generally.

From Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure by Piffard, Harold