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Definition of quirk:

  • (noun) a strange attitude or habit
  • (noun) a narrow groove beside a beading
  • (verb) twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

Sentence Examples:

No sooner did they start with a new quirk when it turned political.

With that distracting little quirk at the corners of its lips.

It's the same quirk that makes women pray for daughters and men for sons.

Bennie's lips closed in a hard little line that quirked up at one end.

He asked, a quirk of amusement at the corner of his lips.

There are queer psychological quirks which may not be foreseen by youth.

Some not unpleasant quirk of speech and manner in the man worked upon Hal's humor.

The spelling, punctuation, and other quirks have largely been retained.

"Of course," he answered at last, and turned to her with a friendly quirk of his lips.

Sudden's lips quirked with the beginning of a smile.

By some ironic quirk be found himself in scenes of battle and turmoil.

Annie looked straight at him, a humorous little quirk to her mouth.

California is full of people with queer quirks, and they aren't confined to gardeners.

You have recalled every little line and quirk.

She's got a funny quirk in her back, 'n' she lies down pretty much.

Every clever man has his own quirks of speech.

There was the quirk in her brain; we all have a quirk somewhere, and that was hers.

I smiled down at her in a crooked sort of quirk.

A second later a humorous quirk flickers across his wide face.

This time he was able to recognize the meaning of that quirk of Shannon's lips.

Every head quirked automatically towards the sound.

Somebody who knows all the quirks of that road better than I do, lead off.

He had no twists nor quirks in his mental processes.

He's just a normal human being with a couple of extra quirks.

It was sensitive, with a little quirk at each corner which betrayed its humor.

There were queer quirks at the corners of her full, red lips.

He's as full of queer quirks and unexpected moves as an egg is full of meat.

What queer old people those Quirks are!

"I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."

Just another quirk the legislature had about it.

He smiled, a thin quirk of thin lips.

Ling Foo picked up the laughter, as it were, and gave his individual quirk to it.

Got any little funny quirks in your brain?

If you knew all the psychological quirks possible, you'd avoid them, major.

There was a bitterness in the small smile that quirked David's thin lips.

Endless quirks really.

It was an illusion, a psychological quirk.

She quirked an eyebrow at me when she saw that I'd brought a date.

"There's always a psychological quirk."

There was a slight quirk in his mouth, so that his teeth showed between his lips.

Real humor lies in detecting and describing that intangible quirk.

"Shall I," he said, his lips quirking, "ask you to write me a letter?"

Perry quirked his funny eyebrow.

Hugh had no heart to resent the quirks and grimaces in Cousin Andrew's smile.

Was it the strong connection of contrast, or was it a quirk of my brain?

With a clever brush Madame put a quirk in his eyebrows that completed the portrait.

Here's a related quirk.

Her own small dainty mouth showed no obvious quirk.

Perhaps the same quirk of nature that had granted him his pigment had given him his size.

However, she had a personality quirk.

That is the thing to set an audience bounding and quirking.

To have odd quirks and remnants of wit broken on you.

In spite of the humorous quirk around the mouth, the nurse seemed glad to get away.

Dean, with a queer little quirk of the lip.

There haven't been many new quirks added to my viewpoint since you first knew me, Eddie.

Nick had said he didn't know either, which added still another quirk to the maze.

It was a quirk of acoustics because, as they travelled on, utter silence descended.

She asked with a quirk at the corner of her mouth.

The seriousness which she had worn flashed into a teasing quirk of the mouth.

Note well his cruel quirks, and well report.

He saw a little quirk of her lips, at that, and was vastly encouraged thereby.

Quirks in law; subtle distinctions and evasions.

Ideally, at least, your system should flag quirks like the seven checks.

He was a perennial boy with delicious quirk.

What quirk has she got in her head now?

Hampton, lips quirked in a smile, let his gaze travel down the room.

An odd quirk of conscience finally prevented him from making the change.

Inquired the newcomer with a bird-like quirk of the head from one to another.

What if by some queer quirk the story was really true?

There are queer quirks in the taxation system left by the Danes.

A strange quirk of the imagination!

Each dot and quirk represents some emblem.

He could almost have traced out the quirk of her mouth and the mockery of her eyes.

All the psychological quirks he's shown.

His quirks of hair fairly trembled.

Perhaps it was just a quirk of the mind that had made him decide upon Erie.

The same lunatic quirk of brain.

An odd quirk of energy made Midnight jerk up his head.

He could never understand the quirks in the nature of his range boss.

There is some quirk in the law that he quotes.

A little smile had quirked the corner of her mouth.

Night and day are nothing but quirks of speech out here, sleep a matter of habit.

What queer quirks he can put into the ball!

"So it's all settled," she said, with a little quirk of her shoulders.

The robots have been developing some unexpected quirks.

The lips quirked a little.

They rolled their eyes at him and quirked their mouths in simulated resignation.

His "Transferred Ghost" is another quirk, of "reasonable" fantasy.

And the pacing continues, while green lips quirk the slightest bit.

She bent forward, her smile a quirk at each corner of her red mouth.

Her red mouth quirked, almost angrily.

Has she got any mental quirks?

More, I fear, than you can make for him with all your Quirks of Law.

He quirked his long mouth in an ironic grimace.

Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.

Through his thoughts a quirk of memory ran like a tongue of flame.

They believe that this was a quirk, a one time deal.

He quirked half a smile at me and nodded a greeting.

I fear neither his money nor his quirks of law.

The fellow is such a sturdy pagan we must e'en forgive him some of his quirks.