Quaint has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | His accent sounds a little quaint. | |
| 2. | It's a quaint old village. | |
| 3. | Thus grew the tale of Wonderland: / Thus slowly, one by one, / Its quaint events were hammered out— / And now the tale is done, / And home we steer, a merry crew, / Beneath the setting sun. | |
| 4. | Anne, who was perched on the edge of the veranda, enjoying the charm of a mild west wind blowing across a newly ploughed field on a gray November twilight and piping a quaint little melody among the twisted firs below the garden, turned her dreamy face over her shoulder. | |
| 5. | The quaint little antique shop is full of unique trinkets, knick-knacks, and curios. | |
| 6. | A minute later we were all seated in a comfortable landau, and were rattling through the quaint old Devonshire city. | |
| 7. | Yet this quaint dandyfied little man who, I was sorry to see, now limped badly, had been in his time one of the most celebrated members of the Belgian police. | |
| 8. | In the quaint gazebo in the rose garden, Henry wept all afternoon. | |
| 9. | In the gardens of the better classes summer-houses and shelters of rustic appearance and diminutive proportions are often seen. Rustic arbors are also to be seen in the larger gardens. Specially constructed houses of quaint design and small size are not uncommon; in these the ceremonial tea-parties take place. High fences, either of board or bamboo, or solid walls of mud or tile with stone foundations, surround the house or enclose it from the street. Low rustic fences border the gardens in the suburbs. Gateways of various styles, some of imposing design, form the entrances; as a general thing they are either rustic and light, or formal and massive. | |
| 10. | We stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast by the sea. |