quirky
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After a stab at acting, Mr. David found a home in New York’s comedy clubs, where his quirky vignettes earned the admiration of his peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The quirky 2024 video was “trying to herald the new design language and the new direction that Jaguar was going in,” said Rawdon Glover, Jaguar’s managing director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It lacks the quirky originality that made “Once” an unexpected Broadway juggernaut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tuccillo says Charles brought an elegance and depth to the fish-out-of-water dynamic his character navigates in the quirky town.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
To Beatrice, it appeared as if Lonna was afraid that the boy’s quirky behavior might annoy her new husband, though Leon Leep seemed not to notice.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
The new film about Holmes, “You Can See Everything,” offers a quirkier, up-close take on Holmes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The vibe of Dave & Buster’s might be quirkier than you’d expect, but it was still a corporation.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But over the course of four days, I sought out some of the quirkier corners of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Eugene Ottinger is one of Nevermore Academy's quirkier students and president of the school's beekeeping club, which is where he first befriends Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Kraus is a powerfully original writer, and her book is quirkier.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
"The quirkiest thing for us about it is every time you open the curtains you've got 25 people outside taking photos of your house - that takes a lot of getting used to."
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
It may also be among the quirkiest spots, a place of contradictions.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
Today, the former lovers run the Museum of Broken Relationships, one of Croatia’s busiest — and quirkiest — tourist attractions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
Mississippi State hired Washington State’s Mike Leach as head coach, bringing one of the nation’s quirkiest and most successful coaches to the SEC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
The quirkiest part of his outfit is the ponytail holder.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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