quizzical

Example Sentences

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There were some veterinary papers about the practice as a symptom of certain health problems, Sommese says, but nothing about the quizzical behavior familiar to dog owners.

From Science Magazine

To those I will add a few superlatives that were not celebrated at my own high school: most melancholic, most quizzical, most skilled at vibrating the deepest strings of the anthropoid heart.

From New York Times

Perhaps reacting to the quizzical expression on his interviewer’s face, Braun quickly amended his answer.

From New York Times

As the orchestra played the chortling opening theme, alive with woodwinds, Wang almost sneaked into the fray with a subtly lyrical rendering of the piano’s quizzical lines.

From New York Times

But the second it looked up at me with a quizzical look in its eyes and uttered my name, I knew I would die for this tiny forklift.

From The Verge