curiosity
Example Sentences
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Matarazzo couldn’t shake what he called “a drive to fulfill a certain curiosity that I had growing up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Why was the prime minister so apparently lacking in curiosity about both the process and its outcome?
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“Starting with curiosity lets their defenses go down,” Isern said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Because every part of this house, now that I think about it, has had a point of activation of curiosity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The lizards had satisfied their curiosity, but there was still a big gulf in social status between them and a hawk.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing curiosity
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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