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  • On the morning of November 19, he was thrilled by the sight of a “queer-shaped submarine with no mark or number heading south.”

    Sea of Thunder Evan Thomas 2006

  • On the morning of November 19, he was thrilled by the sight of a “queer-shaped submarine with no mark or number heading south.”

    Sea of Thunder Evan Thomas 2006

  • A sober corner, with a massive queer-shaped cross of grey rough-hewn granite, guarded by four dark yew-trees.

    To Let 2004

  • He had a queer-shaped knife, very broad and crooked, buckled on his belt; there was nothing else remarkable about him, except his sudden and silent appearance.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • Crake had had a hunched and almost shrunken appearance as he sat with his chin propped on its queer-shaped crutch.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • It was one of those queer-shaped war-clubs some Eastern tribes use.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • He had a queer-shaped knife, very broad and crooked, buckled on his belt; there was nothing else remarkable about him, except his sudden and silent appearance.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • He was dressed in tin armour, which seemed to fit him very badly, and he had a queer-shaped little deal box fastened across his shoulder, upside-down, and with the lid hanging open.

    Through the Looking Glass 2003

  • Crake had had a hunched and almost shrunken appearance as he sat with his chin propped on its queer-shaped crutch.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • It was one of those queer-shaped war-clubs some Eastern tribes use.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

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