quizzical
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“Eric Sondheimer,” he quickly answered to a scrum full of quizzical looks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
I got several quizzical looks and perhaps a snicker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
And there might be some quizzical looks at some of the language in the emails - for instance "Fall" rather than "Autumn", which is more like American English than British.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
But you should cut this quizzical bank teller some slack.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
He then asked me where it was I was employed, and when I told him he leant his head to one side with a quizzical look.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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