quizzical

Example Sentences

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Aunt Kate gave me a quizzical look as she reached over and popped a yellow candy in her mouth.

From Literature

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

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

“Not yet,” she said, in answer to his quizzical look, “but I am beginning to feel quite close to catching a fish. Today might just be the day!”

From Literature

Miss Mortimer gave her a quizzical look, and the speechless Mrs. Apple drew a question mark in the air with her fingertip as a way of asking if everything was all right.

From Literature