The phrase "a curious state of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an unusual or intriguing condition or situation.
Example: "The scientist observed a curious state of matter that had never been documented before."
Alternatives: "an unusual condition of" or "an intriguing situation of".
And yet an enormous number of people find themselves in a curious state of transition.
It is a curious state of affairs, and some of the nation's leading historians wonder about it.
This is a curious state of affairs, given that the notion of deferring criminal prosecution was originally introduced to benefit individuals, not corporations.
He wrote the following: "In pedophilia, the church has unleashed upon itself a plague that threatens its very future, and yet it remains in a curious state of denial.
Page, the girl next door who became America's favorite B-movie pinup, apparently never lost her innocence (a curious state of being that also happens to be fashion's current obsession).
For a White House that puts so much emphasis on strict message control, this is a curious state of affairs: a heavy-handed attitude toward unauthorized stories, a rather destructive campaign of apparently authorized leaks, and a habitually inward focus that leaves the country in the dark for long stretches of time.
Come Dine with Me is a curious state, devoid of politics (there are never political arguments) or racism or sexism, but dwelling somehow in its smoke, a study in class. .
The upcoming case reflects the curious state of the contemporary gay-rights movement.
Ever since then, doctors have been trying to fathom exactly what causes the curious state of unconsciousness, now known as anaesthesia, into which he lapsed.For a long time, researchers in the field believed that anaesthetics worked by dissolving in the fatty sheaths that insulate nerves.
The curious state of affairs began during the takeover boom of 1969.
As co-chair of the human rights in childbirth charity Birthrights, I see that all too often women's rights are placed in a curious and frightening state of suspension when pregnancy enters the picture.
