curio
Example Sentences
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Locals shuffled through makeshift aisles bounded by curio cabinets, wardrobes and home bars styled with faux cocktails for an imaginary party.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
In his review, the BBC's Nicholas Barber called it a "pretentious, portentous curio", akin to someone recalling a "crazy dream".
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
It’s wonderful that she’s working and seems to be having fun, but the subgenre is such a strange curio that one has to take stock at a certain point.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
As an album, “New Blue Sun” tends toward the curio — both endurance and Rorschach test.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn’t think we were poor.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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"Rules of the Game" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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