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quaint

[kweynt] / kweɪnt /




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They did not look quaint or musty but decidedly contemporary, even stylish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The present trend—longer lives and lower birthrates—will make Ford’s labor-force problem seem quaint as we move through the next two to three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a country best known for quaint houses and tidy landscapes, politics can be messy.

From The Wall Street Journal

A pivotal town in the Civil War that hosted numerous major battles, Gettysburg is a quaint town with no shortage of legends, which lend life to its more metaphysical residents.

From MarketWatch

We realize it’s quaint these days to talk about the Founders, but they granted an unlimited pardon power because they anticipated at least a modicum of presidential restraint.

From The Wall Street Journal