Sentence examples for not only amusing from inspiring English sources
His refusal was not only amusing, but truly apposite.
Ms. Core's Thiebauds are not only amusing, they are also philosophically intriguing.
But even Thomson agreed that Taylor's commentaries were not only amusing and thoughtful but musically rock-solid.
In this regard he inserts not only amusing short stories but also dialogue and even speeches by the leading historical figures into his narrative, thus beginning a practice that would persist throughout the course of historiography in the classical world.
The diminutive Mr. Nelson, made up to resemble the bald-pated bard of Avon, is not only amusing; he's actually quite touching as an earnest, nerdy dreamer used to living in the shadow of others and who, wakened to the creative life as though sprinkled with fairy dust, grows into the authority of an artist.
In Molly she's inhabiting a standard role -- the wife worn to a frazzle by her husband's blockheaded insensitivity -- but with her wide, sad eyes, brittle posture and a voice that somehow manages to ascend to a screech without being irritating, she puts a personal stamp on it that is not only amusing but credible.
That last quotation provides not only an amusing critique of "Fiddler," but also a nifty summation of Mr. Bezmozgis's considerable aims and achievements in this novel.
"Not only is it amusing, but where else can you putt while you wait?" Mr. Gerli asked.
Why should I waste my time being provocative when I can invent a tool that not only works but is stylish and amusing.
He watched Birbiglia take uncomfortable experiences and share them in an amusing way that not only helped him deal, but also gave his audience something real to relate to.
That's because in attacking both atheism and religious faith, Bugliosi not only makes a passionate (and wildly amusing) argument for agnosticism, but also takes down the preening self satisfied so-called new atheists while also launching an attack on organized religion that can only make people like Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris drool with "wish-I'd-said-that" envy.
