How to Use quizzical in a Sentence

quizzical

adjective

• He gave me a quizzical look.
• She raised a quizzical eyebrow when she saw what he was wearing.
• There was a quizzical expression on his face.
• 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
• As the track played, quizzical expressions came over a few jurors’ faces.
  — Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• 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
• Jane saunters back and forth, bobbing up and down, and gives guests a quizzical, skeptical look.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Novak’s other works approach the world with the same quizzical stance toward traditional mores.
  — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024