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Examples of quit in a Sentence
I am finally quit of that terrible task.
Recent Examples of quit from the Web
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Willis' production and never-quit attitude would be a boon to a defense hoping to squeeze another good year out of 34-year-old Terrell Suggs.
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The West was tops for quit rates among the four regions tracked nationwide for the first time since August 2009.
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The West was tops for quit rates among the four regions tracked nationwide for the first time since August 2009.
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Origin and Etymology of quit
Middle English quite, quit, from Anglo-French
quit
Definition of quit
quit
alsoquitted
;quitting
transitive verb
1 : to make full payment of : pay up quit a debt
4a : to depart from or out ofb : to leave the company ofc : give up 1 quit a jobd : give up 2 quit smoking
intransitive verb
1 : to cease normal, expected, or necessary action the engine quit
2 : to give up employment
3 : to admit defeat : give up
Examples of quit in a Sentence
She quit college after one semester.
She decided to quit show business.
He quit teaching after five years.
Many workers are quitting because of poor pay.
She hates her job and she's thinking about quitting.
She quit smoking years ago.
I wish you would quit bothering her.
We're going to quit for the day. It's too hot to keep working.
Recent Examples of quit from the Web
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A sense of pride or shame may drive someone to try to quit on their own, adds Schmidt.
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While quitting alcohol and drugs can seem like a good thing, if someone has a substance abuse disorder, doing it without medical supervision can be dangerous.
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Quit waiting to win the lottery, to fall in love, for a pill to bring you happiness or for miracles to parachute into your life.
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Cruz quit her job cleaning houses and began selling tamales and horchata out of the home to be able to watch over the kids, who were prohibited from going outside alone.
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The Havre de Grace Independence Celebration Committee, which had coordinated the events since the late 1980s and depended on the carnival as a major fundraiser for events such as the parade and fireworks, quit en masse last year.
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Of course, quitting CO2 cold turkey is pretty much impossible.
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The pastel trend officially won't quit — if Nike has anything to say about it, that is.
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No-makeup makeup is the oxymoron that just will not quit.
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Origin and Etymology of quit
Middle English quiten, quitten, from Anglo-French quiter, from quite free of, released, from Latin quietus quiet, at rest
Synonym Discussion of quit
Recent Examples of quit from the Web
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Most notably, Brown says in the complaint that he was fired; Widhalm had said Brown quit.
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The land would go to the Westport Community Improvement District through quit-claim deeds.
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In Seattle Public Schools, with about 4,000 teachers, 55 quit.
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When the Cuban strongman’s security forces forced him into exile, Veciana didn’t quit.
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The rates of private- sector job openings, hiring, and quits were all little changed in January and February.
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The employer tried to replace them with local hires, but within three hours all but one had quit, Brubaker told the gathering at the White House.
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The show started out with 9 people, but multiple injuries have forced three paritipants to either quit or be evacuated.
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Then early last year, Spike TV abruptly halted work on its 10-episode series when the project’s executive producer quit.
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First Known Use of quit
circa 1923
QUIT Defined for English Language Learners
quit
Definition of quit for English Language Learners
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: to leave (a job, school, career, etc.)
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: to stop doing (an action or activity)
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: to stop working
QUIT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of quit for Students
quit
;quitting
: to leave or stop doing something quit a job quit smoking
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