How to Use curio in a Sentence

curio

noun
  • She loves to browse the shops in small towns, looking for curios.
  • But that hasn’t stopped some weird curios from sneaking through.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025
  • All that white bobbing up and down in the water makes any species of duck curios.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Our stockings hang in their new holiday home on a curio shelf.
    — Al Kemp, The Seattle Times, 12 Dec. 2018
  • Open shelving built into the wall serves as both a curio case and room divider.
    — Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The camp is filled with curios from the golden age of exploration.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2018
  • But the laptop in its current state is more curio than computer.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Colorful lounge chairs face a soaring shelf wall filled with eclectic curios, art and books.
    — Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The song is a dynamic curio and begs the question of what could have been if Ifans hadn’t left the band.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 4 May 2026
  • The curio cabinet that the gun was taken from was only slightly ajar.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Small dressers or chests can be night stands, and curio cabinets can make handsome bars or vanities.
    — Helen Carefoot, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Everton’s first goal was the nadir for that curios theme of United’s display.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to books there will be jewelry, curios, knick-knacks, puzzles and more.
    — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Colleen keeps a curio cabinet full of mementos of a baby loved in her all too short life and beyond.
    — Edie Kasten, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • Each video, on its own, is a digital curio, the value of which drops to zero after the initial view.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Henry’s record-setting 20 assists are a unique curio.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Lots of other pre-war features to like, such as the archways and the inset curio-cabinet.
    — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 4 May 2026
  • Floating shelves are great for storing glassware, dishes, and curio, Blazek says.
    — Jennifer Tzeses, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The result is a faintly comic curio that hurtles along without much impact.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The film remains a curio in the franchise, a film that perhaps undeservingly has the taint of a flop.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2022
  • But alongside high-end paintings and portraits are smaller curios and oddities, which means quite a few themes run through the show.
    — Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • In addition to books for sale, there will be jewelry, curios, knick-knacks, puzzles and more available.
    — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Other items will also be available, such as jewelry, curios, knick-knacks, puzzles and more.
    — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Founded in 1997, the store carries new and used books, as well as a wide variety of curios.
    — American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • The Prada ball is a curio to people more fluent in sport than Italian fashion.
    — Washington Post, 12 June 2021
  • But the potent combination of two gifted lead actors and a director who’s among the world’s best will make this a must-see curio for many.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • The curio cabinets are empty of their curiosities.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Their photos cover the front page of a newspaper that has been Scotch-taped to the glass door of a curio cabinet in her entry hall.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
  • Franklin said, pointing to a wood curio cabinet against a sliver of wall that divides the wide hallway from the living and dining spaces.
    — Andrea Siegel, baltimoresun.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Royal Dutch Shell’s corporate moniker can be traced to a modest London curio shop.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2021

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