A quaint village was nestled in the valley between two tall mountains. From LearnThat.org.
quaint dialect words. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Houses with quaint thatched roofs. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
She confesses to Hicks in a letter in 1943 that she had abandoned what you call my 'quaint virginity cult' some time ago & haven't regretted it for one second. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Apprentice] Reference
Spend weekend wandering rug shops in quaint nearby shopping area. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Mindy's Diet Diary Week 5: Living on $100 a week] Reference
Spring training was in quaint little Florida and Arizona towns then. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Spring training has different look than in 1950s and 60s] Reference
Covert, they read, in quaint carved letters under the eave of the porch. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 18] Reference
This is a common error that just sounds like something quaint from a 1930's movie. From Wordnik.com. [Cenotes] Reference
The Grameen Bank, once dubbed the "barefoot bank," can no longer be described in quaint terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Barefoot Bank With Cheek] Reference
The crumbling downtown building represents everything old and quaint from a simpler, slower time. From Wordnik.com. [Inventive “Be Kind Rewind” skates right by » Scene-Stealers] Reference
The story starts off in quaint fashion, as Vlad's English teacher gets offed by a mysterious vampire hunting Vlad. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: "Eighth Grade Bites" by Heather Brewer] Reference
An upright, quite ladylike, but rather old-fashioned little figure, somewhat quaint from the simplicity of her dress. From Wordnik.com. [Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls] Reference
A certain quaint little German was our arithmetic master; a very good one, whose patience was often sorely tried by our stupidity or frivolity. From Wordnik.com. [Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls] Reference
Babs did not care to be called a quaint little soul. From Wordnik.com. [A Young Mutineer] Reference
But that’s the task facing a team of college students in quaint Vermont. From Wordnik.com. [Games] Reference
Pigg, for this pony can only be described as a quaint but friendly little rogue. From Wordnik.com. [South with Scott] Reference
Many residents say they are all friends and are happy to call the quaint spot home. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This appears in that quality of his verse which friends call quaint, and enemies grotesque. From Wordnik.com. [The Hymns of Wesley and Watts: Five Papers] Reference
Before following him across the unknown waters, let us recall the quaint lines of Camoens. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
It will never be described as quaint, as Lake Placid was, or restrained, like Salt Lake City. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
The decor would have been called quaint in the Twentieth Century, but here it was only ordinary. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Conrads Crusade]
The Geneva Conventions are called quaint, and the court in The Hague, Netherlands, cannot touch us. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday, April 30, 2006] Reference
Other interpretations of the kind, called quaint conceits, can be read from these printers 'devices. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
The Westport Country Playhouse production of "She Loves Me" recalls a quaint age before texting and online dating. From Wordnik.com. [1. BroadwayStars News Report] Reference
"Well, you think us 'quaint' -- that's the same thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1] Reference
The only word to describe this approach is "quaint". From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
So, I think it's kind of quaint that she's chosen a sitcom. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2004] Reference
What do you think all those "quaint" post card village greens are?. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Schaeffer: How the Right and the Left Destroyed the Public Option] Reference
Is that -- it seems kind of quaint, but it also has a rich texture to it, doesn't it?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2003] Reference
New people might think it "quaint" and "pretty" but they had not lived here all their lives. From Wordnik.com. [The S. W. F. Club] Reference
In retrospect all of that seems kind of quaint in some ways though there's still a lot of real issues around that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2009] Reference
The court did not find the Geneva Conventions to be "quaint" and "obsolete" as the President's Attorney General did. From Wordnik.com. [Flavia Colgan: Guanta-No-More! The General Speaks -- Will the President Finally Listen?] Reference
Alberto Gonzales called the Geneva Convention Accords "quaint," which tells you where the administration was coming from. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2007] Reference
Joe Lieberman voted for Alberto Gonzalez, and spefically defended his assertion that the Geneva Conventions are "quaint". From Wordnik.com. [CT-SEN: Lieberman Up 10 Points In New Poll] Reference
And then we have the White House counsel calling the Geneva Convention provisions "quaint," and all of this is a kind of hubris. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 21, 2004] Reference
This is a group of seven antiquey little towns with more bed and breakfasts than people. "quaint" comes to mind; commune does not. From Wordnik.com. [senorcoconut Diary Entry] Reference
Or how about the Amish who, usually considered "quaint," are now bearing up nobly to the unimaginable crimes recently committed to them. From Wordnik.com. [The Muslims I Know] Reference
It seems kind of quaint in retrospect, given the massive multinational space station project that is currently underway joining the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2000] Reference
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