curio

Example Sentences

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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

Maybe there’s something in the frigid water, as both he and the town’s other beloved cult curio, Guy Maddin, make eccentric odes to their humble homeland.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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

It’s an old one, he said, a curio of sorts.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood