How to Use quizzical in a Sentence

quizzical

adjective
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  • She raised a quizzical eyebrow when she saw what he was wearing.
  • Jane saunters back and forth, bobbing up and down, and gives guests a quizzical, skeptical look.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Richard froze and gave me a look, startled and quizzical at the same time.
    — Douglas G Adler, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
  • As the man edged away, John turned back to Goresh and shot him a quizzical look.
    — Kenneth Womack, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Birch, in shorts and a T-shirt, listened with a quizzical frown.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There’s Frankenstein with an afro, bolts in his neck and a quizzical look.
    — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Mehta doesn’t say anything and just gives me a quizzical smile.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • His sister glanced at the clock — 20 past midnight — and shot him a quizzical look.
    — Debra McKinney, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 June 2017
  • Jordan has a quizzical look on his face with his palms raised toward the sky.
    — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Mention it in the United States and the usual response is a quizzical shrug.
    — Sigrid MacRae, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Then, in a split second, the music and their expressions change to quizzical.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
  • Some viewed him with a quizzical brow — a fair response given the treachery of dating.
    — Reina Abrevaya, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Plus, Field says, the #MeToo movement prompted lots of people to raise a quizzical eyebrow at hugs in the workplace.
    — Washington Post, 15 May 2021
  • Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez fielded the ball, took a quizzical look at it and threw it to first.
    — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2019
  • In Tustin, the burrito was gathering its share of quizzical looks on the faces of the mostly younger customers who were willing to try it.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Send her back!’’ chants drew blank stares and quizzical looks from people sitting in the shade in downtown Lancaster, Pa.
    — Toluse Olorunnipa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2019
  • As in the comedies of Jacques Tati, quizzical mischief warms up a cold environment.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Our favorites would have to be what looks like a quizzical gremlin (Wiseman) and the creature shooting stars out of its gullet (Seal).
    — Jakob Schiller, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2013
  • Those kids will listen to your stories about the travails of being driven to school and look at you with a quizzical expression.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 May 2021
  • The Clippers looked for teammates to hug, for the scoreboard to double-check that the final score of 87-85 was real, for friends and family in the stands to exchange quizzical glances.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The plot snakes along, full of double-crosses and blind alleys, quizzical looks and long stares at security footage.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • After McGee gave him a quizzical look, Torres suggested that Knight take the desk instead.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The woman across the aisle gave Rosalie a look: quizzical, if not entirely unfriendly.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Prince William held the hands of both is other children as Princess Charlotte looked slightly quizzical at the Archbishop who bent down to welcome her.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
  • But in many academic fields, the technology is still greeted with shrugs and quizzical looks.
    — Elizabeth Gibney, Scientific American, 28 May 2018
  • Marquette point guard Emmery Joseph has grown accustomed to the quizzical looks some opponents tend to give her on the basketball court.
    — John O'Malley, Post-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The standard response was a quizzical, dumbfounded look.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Some shoppers who may have walked past plantains in the supermarket with a quizzical look can sample them in the cuisines of Cuba, Belize and Honduras.
    — Nikki O'Neill, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • His pants split before the game, leaving him walking around the locker room in dress shirt and underwear, drawing quizzical looks from players.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The apparently quizzical look on my face prompted an explanation.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2023

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