adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
expression
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Her eyes were crookedly set, which gave her a humorous, quizzical expression quite in keeping with her manner and disposition.
look
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He gave me that quizzical look , as much as to say: You should know by now what that was all about.
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Jasper gave me a quizzical look .
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He sat back watching her; a quizzical look on his face.
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She realised from the quizzical looks that met this further information that she had made matters worse rather than better.
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She started giving me quizzical looks .
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I gave him the benefit of my quizzical look .
smile
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Eugene Forster had a quizzical smile playing around his mouth.
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Her face was vaguely familiar, and Floyd suddenly became aware that the Administrator was looking at him with a quizzical smile .
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Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The child gave him a quizzical look.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And yet their eyes, their lips, a certain shy grin or quizzical cant of an eyebrow, look strangely familiar.
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David urged her on, ignoring her quizzical glance.
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He gave me that quizzical look, as much as to say: You should know by now what that was all about.
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Her face was vaguely familiar, and Floyd suddenly became aware that the Administrator was looking at him with a quizzical smile.
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Jasper gave me a quizzical look.
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The well-dressed patrons raised quizzical eyebrows and exchanged glances on seeing us come in.