inquisitive
Example Sentences
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Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
"It hasn't been attacked head on and, you know, presented from an inquisitive younger generation like this before," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Her writing, always full of jokes and wordplay, is inquisitive, improvisatory and a bit maudlin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Ms. Wedler is a real discovery—alert, inquisitive, vulnerable—and her character is the most vividly realized in the film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Sir Kay had heard stories about the Queen of Orkney, and he was inquisitive about her.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing inquisitive
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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