How to Use quaint in a Sentence

quaint

adjective
  • The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.
  • The fishing village was very quaint.
  • Small houses and a mill line the quaint street near the bridge.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 20 May 2018
  • But what is viewed as creepy now may look quaint in the future.
    — WIRED, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This house is quaint and charming and might even be your dream home.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The game was quaint and rough around the edges and fans were harder to find.
    — oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Which now seems so quaint to be almost silly.
    — Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As states take that choice away from women, that debate now seems quaint.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 16 June 2019
  • Its horror takes place at home, in a quaint village, in the full light of day.
    — Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Then again, that indictment may by now seem almost quaint.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • So in 10 more years, box sets may transform from quaint to extinct.
    — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2019
  • From the start, though, there’s nothing quaint about the filmmaking.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The downtown district is quaint and compact.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It's filled with quaint colonial buildings in bright, vibrant hues, great eats and a unique arts scene.
    — Darla Guillen Gilthorpe, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2019
  • Don’t be afraid to mix and match patterns for a quaint English garden vibe.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The downtown strip is a taste of the big city tucked away in a quaint small community.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In the Internet age, the idea of a yearslong ethics process seems quaint.
    — Alan Fram, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Beaufort is a quaint town, lined with coastal cottages and Colonial homes.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 July 2019
  • Here are some of the quaint, quirky, creative and humorous adornments not to be missed.
    — Daily Pilot Staff, Daily Pilot, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Complete with its quaint decor and all the the comforts of home, its perfect for that weekend getaway.
    — Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Mars and Venus in the Workplace reads, today, as a quaint anachronism.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The quaint spot is affixed with lighting so that Tierney and her guests can enjoy the space day or night.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • From there, drive 30 minutes north to the quaint village of Kinderhook.
    — AFAR Media, 1 Oct. 2025
  • There's the quaint main street, the perfect little coffee shops, and the niche small businesses.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Home to more than 100 acres of lush greenery and gardens, this peaceful home is both quaint and vast.
    — Chris Jackson, House Beautiful, 5 May 2023
  • Check out the many local artists and explore more than 20 shops and galleries in this quaint river town.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The story centers Cassie, a med school dropout who lives with her parents and works at a quaint coffee shop.
    — Joi Childs, Teen Vogue, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Noir is a quaint coffee shop where white walls are a canvas for paintings by a rotation of local artists.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The lighting is bright, the locations are quaint, and the quips all come with a pre-packaged air of warmth and wisdom.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
  • To cling to the idea that a team’s win–loss record is the measure of its overall, bottom-line success or failure is quaint.
    — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 5 Oct. 2017

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