quizzical
Example Sentences
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She uses it to make anything from trinket boxes to ornate geometric vases to statuettes of quizzical creatures.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
But you should cut this quizzical bank teller some slack.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025
MILAN—When Rich Ross and his husband decided to buy a home in Milan, they were met with quizzical looks from their friends in Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025
He was met with a "quizzical" look from the court usher, who asked him to do a sip test to ensure it was not a toxic substance.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
At the sight of his quizzical, kindly face—so sweet, so agreeable, so glad to see me—something wrenched deep in my chest.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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