How to Use curious in a Sentence

curious

adjective
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  • By a curious coincidence, they bought a house the same day their old one burned down.
  • The cat was naturally curious about its new surroundings.
  • Any kid that sees dudes in sunglasses driving cars is gonna be curious.
    — Ben Salmon, SPIN, 28 May 2024
  • For those that are curious and want to dive in, below, are all nine original Bridgerton books, ranked from worst to best.
    — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 19 July 2024
  • Fortunately, today is a curious time, because as the day wears on, these problems seem to melt away.
    — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024
  • Entrees come with curious touches like boba balls and colorful vegetable chips.
    — Tarah Chieffi, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
  • Yet a curious sense of staleness starts to set in even before the first act of director Wes Ball’s entry pits ape against ape.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • Dig a little deeper with a particular pair of twins, and all sorts of curious similarities emerge.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 3 May 2024
  • In a stroke of genius, Pier 39 officials installed wooden floats more than three decades ago to serve as a rest stop for curious sea lions.
    — Heather Knight Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • Her work is reflective of her consistent effort to be curious and knowledgeable about her characters.
    — EW.com, 18 July 2024
  • With the initiative, researchers were curious to know if advancements in machine learning and computing could help make sense of whale vocalizations.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
  • Members of local swimming clubs also participated in the demonstration while curious onlookers watched from the river bank.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
  • Continue reading here ———— From Steve Henson: The concept is curious.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024
  • That makes the mix-up in the program all the more curious.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Watch the video to see a curious bear shown the door by Harper the hero dog.
    — USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
  • Stocks’ gains this month are curious, to say the least.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Sounds fun, curious to see all the new skins and the comics themselves.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • So what is that rather curious pose of hand-to-face about?
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And the way our ethos comes to life is through three mantras: be bold, be open and be curious.
    — Soon Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Here are some local spots where the tot-curious can take the plunge.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2018
  • Travel has taught me to be even more curious about the world around me.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The movement has a few names, but a key one is sober curious.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2023
  • But for the retinol curious, alt retinol is a good option.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What’s been more curious, though, is the lack of podiums or even top-5s from that group.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2022
  • The idea was that golf fans would be curious to see the children of great players.
    — Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2020
  • At this age, babies are very curious about the world around them.
    — Meagan Francis, Parents, 21 June 2023
  • The first answer to that is to get curious about what’s in shadow.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
  • But we're left a little (or a lot) curious about the breed of our new buddy.
    — Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The young actors were so curious to just pick his brain.
    — Town & Country, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The curious pup follows with its tail still wagging the whole way.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023

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