quirky characters

collocation in English

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quirky
adjective
uk
/ˈkwɜː.ki/us
/ˈkwɝː.ki/
unusual in an attractive and ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofquirkyandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The book's extensive cast of quirky characters was singled out by several reviewers.
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Her story-filled songs feature quirky characters and often deal with the region's complex issues.
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His early 1990s style is minimalist with strong, thick lines, quirky characters and little concern for realism.
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The review gave praise to the quirky characters found throughout the game and the graphics and sounds.
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Viewers were captivated by the dark, smoky, intimate studio atmosphere and the quirky characters of the professional poker players sat around the table.
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All their other major films were male dominated with women usually being either quirky characters or just eye candy.
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Morganville is a small college town filled with quirky characters.
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Willeford wrote quirky books about quirky characters, and seems to have done so with a magnificent disregard for what anyone else thought.
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The film delves into the lives and daily routines of a wide array of quirky characters who vie to be the best at this unorthodox sport.
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Having been extended to a second three-part series, the writing has received praise as charming and cleverly subversive and for its quirky characters and slick humor.
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