quirk

[US]/kwɜːk/
[UK]/kwɜːrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. peculiarity; sudden twist; excuse.

Phrases & Collocations

personal quirk

quirky behavior

quirky personality

Example Sentences

a quirk of fate.

his quirks and quiddities.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

All men have their own quirks and twists.

One of his quirks is that he refuses to travel by train.

a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.

Real-world Examples

Even his initial stirrings of domesticity had some quirks.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

This quirk is called the sunk cost fallacy.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

Every Lagrange point in our solar system has its quirks.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This quirk allows some useful comparisons.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I've already started to notice some quirks in some of the finer details.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

But it was too much I could fight back against my mother's quirks.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I'd have to put up with all of their quirks.

Source: Authentic American English Listening Podcast (Slow)

Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov described this natural quirk as 'the most unlikely coincidence imaginable.'

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

We hope you enjoyed today's insights into your brain and its weird quirks.

Source: Simple Psychology

Call it a quirk, a trend, or an epidemic? Vocal fry is everywhere.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

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