curiosity

[ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti]

Definition:
1. A state in which you want to learn more about something.
2. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

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'curiosity' example sentence:

1. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component.
2. Mr. Roach was not without curiosity.
3. Alice had been looking over his shoulder with some curiosity.
4. But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn't contain himself. 'What are you going to do?' he asked.
5. The Mole wriggled with curiosity.
6. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically motivated.
7. I was bursting with curiosity.
8. They are only limited by their curiosity and ambition.
9. His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.
10. Why didn't you have the curiosity to go to the casino yourself?
11. The scandal stories satisfy people's curiosity for a few hours.
12. He yielded to curiosity.
13. Reed International is a curiosity in the international world of publishing.
14. This astonished Tom, and also fired his curiosity to fever heat.
15. Curiosity often comes with a cost.
16. We gratified our friend's curiosity.
17. Ryle accepted more out of curiosity than anything else.
18. He asked the question out of curiosity.
19. While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse.
20. The paintings have no intrinsic value except as curiosities.
21. Sophie's curiosity was aroused by the mysterious phone call.
22. To satisfy our own curiosity we traveled to Baltimore.
23. This old map is quite a curiosity.
24. I asked out of curiosity.
25. I feel a stirring of curiosity.
26. Interesting people are always full of curiosity.
27. Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
28. Please gratify my curiosity and tell me what it is.
29. I was pricked by the needle of curiosity.
30. If parents don't answer children's questions, their natural curiosity will be squashed.
31. His energy, warmth, and curiosity envelop you like a blanket.
32. There was much curiosity about what manner of man he was.
33. There is much to see in the way of castles, curiosities, and museums.
34. He was seized by curiosity.
35. The museum is full of historical curiosities.
36. I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity.
37. They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.
38. His answer did not satisfy my curiosity at all.
39. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
40. Unhealthy curiosity is possible to resist.
41. His reluctance to answer her questions simply fanned her curiosity.
42. 'All right, I've been reading it. So what?' — 'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.'
43. Children show curiosity about everything.
44. She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.
45. Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity.
46. There was an air of expectation and great curiosity.
47. The child showed a healthy curiosity.