curiosity
Example Sentences
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Later I brought it out, first as a curiosity piece and conversation starter, then as an accidental trivet.
It was not so unusual—Alexandra is not such a rare name in the United States—but it was coincidence enough to spark his curiosity.
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I was terrified and dying of curiosity at the same time, but I couldn’t just flee without finishing the job.
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Eventually, I figured out that “walking” and “ambient” were useful search terms to find what I was looking for, along with whatever destination piqued my curiosity at the moment.
But then her curiosity gets the better of her.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.