mere curiosity

Examples (10)

• ‘Why do you ask?’ ‘Mere curiosity.’
• I opened the old box out of mere curiosity, not expecting to find anything valuable.
• He had no intention of buying the car; he was looking at it out of mere curiosity.
• She claimed her questions were born of mere curiosity, but I suspected she had another motive.
• It wasn't a formal investigation, just mere curiosity on my part.
• Driven by mere curiosity, the cat cautiously approached the strange object.
• What started as mere curiosity soon developed into a lifelong passion.
• He explained his presence at the crime scene as mere curiosity.
• I don't mean to pry; it's mere curiosity that makes me ask.
• His initial involvement was fueled by mere curiosity, but he soon became deeply committed.