inquisitively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“They are hand-raised babies,” he said, as the chicks squawked and looked inquisitively at the visitors.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023
I uttered inquisitively, as we were going down on the elevator.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 2020
He selects, with inquisitively squeezing fingers, an avocado.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016
We didn't get much passing trade – Pied Bull Yard is an end destination – but now and again someone would pop their head through the door inquisitively.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2011
She turns her head to the side inquisitively over her tall pile of books.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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