quirky
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Don’t forget—adding a quirky hobby to your résumé can help in your job hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I found him quirky, introspective, and slightly nerdy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Originally listed in February 2022 for $9.8 million, the quirky La Crescenta, Calif., property then had its price cut to $8.8 million in December of that same year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
In her bedroom, she mixes floral textiles and modern art with a quirky stepstool shaped like an ear of corn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
She also had a quirky sense of humor and loved to clown around; I remember her cracking up at fart jokes during dinner.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
An unusually pretty leading man who is quirkier and funnier than he looks, Galitzine is the kind of rising talent Hollywood rarely knows how to handle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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
Queen Camilla will show Melania one of the quirkier items in Windsor, a remarkable dolls' house, made a century ago by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
But the 1st District race is one of the quirkier ones.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024
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
The best, or quirkiest, are yet to come.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
My closest friend is also the quirkiest in the group.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2022
Perhaps the neighborhood’s quirkiest new addition is the penthouse apiary established in June at the pinnacle of Smith Tower, Seattle’s first skyscraper.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
The quirkiest part of his outfit is the ponytail holder.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
Vocabulary lists containing quirky
40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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