quirk
noun
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism.
Example Sentences
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Broadway veteran Carolee Carmello, a three-time Tony nominee, is heartbreakingly wonderful in the national tour production that has arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in quirkily adorable form.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
In a way, the show is quirkily counterintuitive, turning a quintessentially British activity, such as making treacle tarts, into an excuse for Broadway-style song and dance.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Months earlier, New York City’s quirkily centrist mayor, Eric Adams, had floated the idea of banning chocolate milk from city schools, then quickly abandoned the idea amid bipartisan criticism.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
The quirkily titled miniseries “The Thief, His Wife & The Canoe” is based on the real-life story of a former prison officer whose scheme went far afield of what he promised his spouse.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
I had never seen anyone so quirkily dressed in my life.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
