quizzical

Example Sentences

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He was sending patients for so many tests, for such obscure toxins or conditions, that some reported being met with an increasingly quizzical eye at the testing clinic, as if to say, "What now?"

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

But you should cut this quizzical bank teller some slack.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

MILAN—When Rich Ross and his husband decided to buy a home in Milan, they were met with quizzical looks from their friends in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

She flashed quizzical glances when he said something patently absurd, looked unimpressed when he hurled insults.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

The guard gave Zeitoun a quizzical eye and moved on to the next cell.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers