noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
strange
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What strange quirk of the heart made me feel so much a part of the life of this place?
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By a strange quirk of fate, Best ultimately joined Hibernian, the team Marinello graced as a teenager.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Although on the outside he was quiet and shy, Albert had more than his share of quirks.
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Greg is a nice guy, but he has a few weird personality quirks.
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It's a quirk of the language that pronunciation has changed, but not spelling.
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She took pride in her children's quirks and individuality, and made no effort to try to change them.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But good weather means you're out of doors, so these quirks don't matter.
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However, one writing quirk guaranteed that their newsletters, brochures, and announcements would end up in the trash.
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I mean, some cars have no quirks at all, and yet remain thoroughly joyless.
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Lighter in the mornings, and the quirk of the terrain amplifies Vassiliki winds in the late afternoon!
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Their characters are very alike in mannerisms and quirks as well as in their shyness and innocence.
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Through a quirk of nature, I, a reptile, had suddenly been rendered a biped.
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When it debuted it was billed as quirky fun, but it turned out to be a lot more quirk than fun.