curiously
adverb
cu·ri·ous·ly
ˈkyu̇r-ē-əs-lē 
ˈkyər-
1
: in a curious manner
seemed curiously calm
2
: as is curious
curiously, he continues to win reelection
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But Baranda was optimistic, and told me that the whale was lifting his head and looking up at the rescue crew curiously.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
And without that sense of risk, much of the evening feels curiously weightless.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The caribou stopped eating and curiously stared at him.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
And without that sense of risk, much of the evening feels curiously weightless.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026
The caribou stopped eating and curiously stared at him.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for curiously
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“Curiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curiously. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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