Sentence examples for quaint like from inspiring English sources

The whole thing might be quaint, like a highly polished old steam engine, with all its bells and whistles and pistons and levers.

"That one of the largest organizations in the U.K. should take an interest in a book is almost quaint, like sponsoring a poet," Mr. de Botton said.

The synth-pop brigade looked to JG Ballard for images of the near future, and many now seem merely quaint, like old espisodes of Tomorrow's World.

Sant'Agata Bolognese is a medieval town of 7,000 people, about 23 miles from the business, education and arts influence of Bologna, that wears the word quaint like a bespoke suit of armor.

It is tempting to regard such reinventions as quaint, like Morris dancing or beating the bounds; some of the most vigorous St Piran's flag-waving comes from English, or even American, settlers.

I even accept that some people think tanking is an old trend that the new generation of NBA executives see as quaint, like a 12-year-old watching a planking video.

The quaint, farmhouse-like eatery also serves home-cooked-style meals, including macaroni and cheese, pineapple coleslaw and its most recent menu addition, chicken and waffles.

"It doesn't matter if they lived there 6 months or 2 years, it was tough for kids who lived in a bustling city like Tucson to move to a quaint town like DeFuniak Springs.

These are self-consciously quaint places like Westport, where streets have names like Fisherman's Lane and everyone knows everyone else's business.

That's why Hartford looks almost quaint, acting like Albany.

Mr. Wayne and Miss Leigh play their quaint roles like a couple of fumbling kids.