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