How to Use quarter in a Sentence

quarter

1 of 2 noun

• Cut the pie into quarters.
• He was three quarters of an hour early.
• The Fever are 4-7 just over a quarter of the way into the season, ninth in the 12-team standings.
  — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2023
• Brown scored 7 points with no turnovers in that fourth quarter. 4.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
• The Panthers never ran a play in the fourth quarter this season while in the lead.
  — Steve Reed, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• Burks fell trying to catch a pass near the sideline with 2:06 left in the fourth quarter.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• In the fourth quarter, Browning was stopped on fourth-and-3 for no gain on a fake punt.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
• The rule is similar to the NBA, where teams shoot two free throws on the fifth foul each quarter.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
• The multinational’s share price is down by a quarter since the start of 2022.
  — Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
• In the first quarter of this year, that number reached $7 million.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• What are the 2023 first quarter results for the company?
  — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2023
• Paul George, who had searched for the right level of assertiveness since the trade, scored 35 points, with 12 in the fourth quarter.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• Wyoming countered with a touchdown of its own before the quarter ended to tie the score.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
• Boston returned to the Fever bench about halfway through the fourth quarter, but did not return to the court.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
• The milestone came in the first quarter of the game when Favre connected with Grant Jennings on a 16-yard pass.
  — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Going into the fourth quarter, the Fever trailed the Liberty, 68-53.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
• Meanwhile, Turner, 33, wore a white T shirt, black quarter zip and gray pants.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• And the two previous Sundays had been much the same: the Patriots had not scored in nine of their past twelve quarters.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
• The new migrants now occupied a quarter of the city’s shelter beds.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
• Lutheran was held scoreless for the final 2:30 of the second quarter.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Bears scored with 14 seconds left in the quarter on Zyheir Dillard's 5-yard touchdown run.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Macy’s brick-and-mortar sales fell 7% year-on-year last quarter.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Corporate profits hit record highs in the fourth quarter of last year.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
• What was involved in moving MSOE from quarters to semesters?
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2023
• His teams have won four pennants, the first coming a quarter of a century ago with the 1998 Padres via upsets of the Astros and Braves.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
• Utah tied the game following back-to-back 3-pointers from Sensabaugh early in the third quarter.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
• But the fourth quarter was a different story as Ogunbowale took over the game with 10 points on eight attempts.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• After the Gators took a 26-23 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Jefferson refused to lose.
  — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
• Chart 1 shows the PCE inflation rate predicted by the actions of small firms early in the quarter.
  — William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• But this time, the Lakers were too loose, the ball squirting free to trigger a three-on-one fast break for the Detroit Pistons early in the third quarter.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024

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quarter

2 of 2 verb

• The hunters quartered the deer.
• We were quartered in log cabins at the camp.
• Peel half the apples, then quarter all of them, cutting down through the poles.
  — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2019
• In the same scene, a young Catholic priest is gruesomely hanged and quartered.
  — Kate Samuelson, Time, 20 Dec. 2017
• As the pasta cooks, quarter the sausages lengthwise, then slice 1/2-inch thick.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2020
• How many times could the shade of Hitler be drawn and quartered in retribution for the Holocaust?
  — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's Magazine, 1 July 2022
• Try quartering a head lengthwise and throwing it on the grill.
  — Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
• The beets, once cooked and skinned, are quartered or sliced and mixed in a bowl with garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt and pepper.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2023
• If using white mushrooms, halve the small ones and quarter the bigger ones.
  — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
• Use a sharp paring knife to cut the citrus in half lengthwise and then quarter each half to create four wedges.
  — Rebekah Peppler, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• Place 1 strawberry, hulled and quartered, and 2-3 basil leaves in the bottom of each highball glass.
  — Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 28 June 2013
• From 1758, British troops were quartered there during the French and Indian War, sleeping at least two to a bed.
  — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018
• Rake them into an even layer and lay a halved or quartered cabbage on top.
  — Steven Raichlen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2019
• In the case of eggs, these hens usually are quartered into tight quarters.
  — Vikki Ortiz, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2018
• To start, quarter the whole apples, then toss into a large saucepan and cover with 1 inch of cold water.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• This process is preferred by backcountry hunters who quarter their deer in the field, slip the meat into game bags, and pack it back to camp or their trucks.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
• On a quartering away shot, visualize a line coming up from the front of the deer’s offside front leg.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2022
• Combine the peels of 2 oranges, 8 strawberries, quartered, and 2 cups sugar in a bowl.
  — Al Culliton, Bon Appétit, 6 June 2019
• Morano’s former boss, Rush Limbaugh, said they should be drawn and quartered.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2013
• Simply quarter the chicken and serve it on a bed of sautéed squash, cherry tomatoes, and arugula or spinach leaves.
  — Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2023
• Ochoa responded to my question with an adage—the only way to eat an elephant is to quarter it into pieces.
  — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 7 May 2021
• Though there are some outliers, depending on the ingredient, the method is roughly the same: Halve or quarter the fruit.
  — Abra Berens, Bon Appétit, 24 July 2023
• Lincoln was identified as one of the instigators of the riot and was hung, drawn and quartered, along with 13 others.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 1 May 2017
• But note that winning means doubling her wealth, and losing means quartering it.
  — Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
• Guy held up under torture for a few days but finally spilled all, and the conspirators were chased down, hanged, and drawn and quartered.
  — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2019
• The fighting is so close-quartered that hand-to-hand combat is not uncommon, Ukrainian soldiers say.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 7 Mar. 2023
• In fact, to properly quarter the bowling lanes and its need for a large amount of open space, long-span bowstring trusses were added and then covered by a drop ceiling.
  — Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com, 9 July 2017
• Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge, topped with a tough, deep-penetrating bullet.
  — Joseph Von Benedikt, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
• Toss bell peppers, seeded and quartered, with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2017
• Under the provision, hunters could still quarter the deer within the county it was harvested or bone it out and then take the meat anywhere in the state, but no portion of the spinal cord could be attached or moved.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2018

Last Updated: 3 May 2024