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
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
Then, in 2016, came the quirkily spelled “Femenine” — or, rather, recorded evidence of it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
I had never seen anyone so quirkily dressed in my life.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
