inquisitively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“They are hand-raised babies,” he said, as the chicks squawked and looked inquisitively at the visitors.
From Seattle Times
Men hurrying by stopped to stare inquisitively before moving on, idlers stood or sat around lazily indulging their curiosity.
From Literature
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In Da Corte’s piece, Big Bird is gazing out to the skies over Central Park, its eyes softly, inquisitively meeting a new frontier, whatever it might hold.
From New York Times
In one image, there are technically three Alvisas; one peers over a shower ledge to regard another, who is staring inquisitively at her reflection in the mirror.
From The New Yorker
I see her point now, she said, and looked at him inquisitively.
From The New Yorker
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