quaint

Example Sentences

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They did not look quaint or musty but decidedly contemporary, even stylish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The present trend—longer lives and lower birthrates—will make Ford’s labor-force problem seem quaint as we move through the next two to three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

When she was younger, Malaya Majam-Finch would toddle into the living room of her grandparents’ quaint house in La Mirada and find, essentially, an open-air trophy case.

From Los Angeles Times

And in the Perrinville Creek watershed, where homes on winding ravine roads feel remote from the city's quaint downtown, just a few minutes away.

From Seattle Times

And there’s one about gardening — no surprise to gardeners certain that their hobby is all-encompassing: “Back in my quaint garden, jaunty zinnias vie with flaunting phlox.”

From Seattle Times