as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers
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Recent Examples of quirky
Seasonal Events This stretch of the Delaware leans into its local flavor with delightfully quirky events.
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Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
Don’t chalk this place up to another quirky roadside attraction.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
He wasn’t allowed to play shortstop because of an MLB rule and quirky timing.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
There’s also his quirky goal celebrations and his unselfishness when played at right-back under Slaven Bilic.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
Don’t chalk this place up to another quirky roadside attraction.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
He wasn’t allowed to play shortstop because of an MLB rule and quirky timing.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
There’s also his quirky goal celebrations and his unselfishness when played at right-back under Slaven Bilic.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for quirky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirky
Adjective
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This bizarre tale about being picked up by bounty hunters, taken to an unmarked warehouse without access to food, water or an attorney were clearly fabricated.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Alicia Hannah-Kim is breaking her silence after a bizarre incident with Cobra Kai costar Martin Kove earlier this month resulted in him being removed from a fan event for biting her.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Their loyalty and love for each other is rewarded just by being cooler and funnier than anyone else around.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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Well its funny to say this to Forbes — but the fashion system is financially small but culturally a very potent front of western supremacy.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Ali spends a good chunk of time confused by the strange words whirling around him.—
Christopher J. Yates
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the combination of strange email address and unrecognizable link address is a very strong indicator that this email is fake and should be binned.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The Rockies’ next head of baseball operations needs to come from outside their weird little world, but possess a feel for the challenges of building a winner at Coors Field.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Despite not being a purveyor of nail products, Selena Gomez has established herself as something of a finger chameleon (Too weird?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The ever-changing face of modern gin has birthed many styles to pique the palate of the gin aficionado—or anyone partial to the odd G&T.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Depicted as short and animalistic in the comics, the tall, hunky Jackman seemed like an odd fit, but his interpretation of the retractable-clawed superhero is now definitive in mainstream popular culture.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes leaders aren’t curious enough to ask what people really want.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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At least in part, Bernheim's programs are meant to put visitors in a more curious and creative state ― one that many young visitors already inhabit full-time.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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These are only a couple of examples of the peculiar situation that many people have found themselves in across the country.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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All defenses are determined by state law (with the exception of a loan made by a bank that is later taken over by the FDIC), and of course the various states have their own peculiar defenses to personal guarantees.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The plane made erratic maneuvers and several mayday calls before disappearing, the report said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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China’s export growth has shown some resilience in recent months, even as the erratic U.S. tariff policies disrupted global trade.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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“Quirky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirky. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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