unamused
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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She scoops an unamused cat up in the air and, with the first sign of emotion, says, “I love you.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
She appears to be unamused and she's just like, she was cut from a different cloth.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 12, 2023
The city attorney’s office was unamused, and one member, Walter Ralphs, the retired head of the grocery store chain, quit, in part over the incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Mr. Rahimi, unamused, handed them the lemons and took a tattered bank note in return.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Mr. Hollow, the social studies teacher, asked, unamused.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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