curio

Example Sentences

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The result is a faintly comic curio that hurtles along without much impact.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Locals shuffled through makeshift aisles bounded by curio cabinets, wardrobes and home bars styled with faux cocktails for an imaginary party.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

In his review, the BBC's Nicholas Barber called it a "pretentious, portentous curio", akin to someone recalling a "crazy dream".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

As an album, “New Blue Sun” tends toward the curio — both endurance and Rorschach test.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Along with the stifling crowds, there were jugglers and swordsmen and curio sellers and camels lumbering under the weight of tourists in starched suits and petticoats.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros