Curio is an English word with synonyms like curiosity or oddity. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Curio in a sentence
Related words
Curio meaning
A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
Synonyms of Curio
Using Curio
- The main meaning on this page is: A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
- Useful related words include: curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity.
- In the example corpus, curio often appears in combinations such as: and curio.
Context around Curio
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curio
- In this selection, "curio" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, annual, cycle, scribonius, bay, collecting and journal stand out and add context to how "curio" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a curio in and and alexander from curio group in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curio" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curio
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This curio remained undisclosed until now. (6 words)
Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. (6 words)
Despite the rain threatening a second cancellation, the annual Curio Bay Big Dig was successfully held yesterday. (17 words)
The Curio Collective Fall Vintage Show takes place this weekend and features a very eclectic group of over 30 local vintage sellers with clothing, furniture, housewares, jewelry, collectables, vinyl and more! (31 words)
Subscribers will get exclusive gifts, including a personalized Keys and Curio journal, a postcard print of Rowling's original sketch of Hogwarts and an exclusive Enchanted Key emblem pin badge. (30 words)
It was then malted by Hugh Alexander from Curio Group in June and July this year and a small amount of Raasay peat was used during this malting process. (29 words)
The Curio Collective Fall Vintage Show takes place this weekend and features a very eclectic group of over 30 local vintage sellers with clothing, furniture, housewares, jewelry, collectables, vinyl and more! (31 words)
Example sentences (11)
A curio in and of itself, Stephen King published the first 500 words of the story in followed by a challenge to readers to finish the story.
Despite the rain threatening a second cancellation, the annual Curio Bay Big Dig was successfully held yesterday.
While praised as viral marketing savants, the group could easily have been relegated to an election-cycle curio if the president hadn’t stepped in it.
Designed by Studio Shamshiri, the Maison looks like “the private residence of a curio-collecting world traveller.
Subscribers will get exclusive gifts, including a personalized Keys and Curio journal, a postcard print of Rowling's original sketch of Hogwarts and an exclusive Enchanted Key emblem pin badge.
The Curio Collective Fall Vintage Show takes place this weekend and features a very eclectic group of over 30 local vintage sellers with clothing, furniture, housewares, jewelry, collectables, vinyl and more!
This curio remained undisclosed until now.
It was then malted by Hugh Alexander from Curio Group in June and July this year and a small amount of Raasay peat was used during this malting process.
At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Octavius and Curio (or, less frequently, year 678 Ab urbe condita ).
Curio commits suicide to avoid capture.
The first in the city of Rome was the extraordinary wooden amphitheatre of Gaius Scribonius Curio (built in 53 BC).
Common combinations with curio
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: