quizzical

Example Sentences

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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

As the track played, quizzical expressions came over a few jurors’ faces.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Spoade was looking at me, his brown eyes quizzical, a little cold.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner