curious incident

collocation in English

meaningsofcuriousandincident

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curious
adjective
uk
/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/us
/ˈkjʊr.i.əs/
interested in learning about people or things ...
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incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
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(Definition ofcuriousandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet acuriousincidentoccurs at the novel draws to a close.
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Thecuriousincidentof the dog was that it did nothing in the night.
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I remember acuriousincidentduring the election campaign.
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There was rather acuriousincidentthis afternoon.
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He, therefore, came to me, and asked me to find out what had happened, and to elucidate thiscuriousincident.
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A rathercuriousincidenthappened.
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Then acuriousincidentoccurred.
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Now acuriousincidentoccurred.
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There was acuriousincident.
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Acuriousincidenthas taken place which knocks to pieces all this theory with regard to taxes on food increasing the cost of the food to the consumer.
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That is thecuriousincident.
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Acuriousincidentoccurred during the weightlifting event: a servant was ordered to remove the weights, which appeared to be a difficult task for him.
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Thecuriousincidentof the dog in the night-time is easily explained: the dog made no noise, because no stranger was there.
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The titularcuriousincidentis the mystery surrounding the death of a neighbour's dog.
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There were, however, curious incidents which happened all along the line and which need some explaining.
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There have been curious incidents in the past.
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However, there have been one or two curious incidents.
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