Meanings of certain amusement in English

Then his eyes flickered with a certain amusement that was also new.

The mother looked into the girl's eyes with gentle tolerance, and a certain amusement.

But Murray excused himself, and his excuse seemed to afford Dr. Bill a certain amusement.

As soon as this is done, one can watch his attempts at mischief with a certain amusement.

The other glanced at Everett, and, as it seemed to my too sensitive young friend, with a certain amusement.

And some of us will get a certain amusement out of it all, and will prefer life rather than death.

The woman seemed to derive a certain amusement from the way he hobbled around trying to gain control of his limbs.

Clarence eyed him with the detached interest that was his, and meditated with a certain amusement on the changeableness of college boys.

There is obvious significance to the global recognition involved but a cursory glance at the other listed activities inevitably triggers a certain amusement.

Sorry for him as I was, I couldn't help a certain amusement at seeing him get himself into such a mess over nothing.

Desgrez's expression never changed from the eager, attentive look he wore in Monsieur de La Reynie's presence, but inside, he concealed a certain amusement.

Upon them, embraced, the wakening eyes of Ventnor dwelt; they filled with relief and joy, nor was there lacking in them a certain amusement.

Suddenly she began to find a certain amusement in his confusion and penitence, she achieved a pleasurable sense of advantage, of power over him.

The writing of a detailed history of this episode afforded him occupation and a certain amusement, but probably did not contribute to his health.

Once Dua understood that, a certain amusement began to blend with her disapproval when she watched the other Emotionals virtually slurp up the ruddy Sunlight.

Above it his clean-shaven, keen, blue-eyed face kept watch, sharply ready to strike anger as the diamonds struck light, and yet with a certain amusement.