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Recent Examples of quite The water wasn’t quite as hot as the Braun, and the coffee was just a hair duller in taste. Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025 Nothing humbles a gal quite like the horrors of an old haircut. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025 Maryam Touzani‘s gentle, toasty-warm later-life drama is an ode to the physical spaces that sustain us, and quite winning as such. Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025 This is quite true for documentary filmmaking too. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quite
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Adverb
  • Look for a safe place to pull completely off the paved portion of the roadway.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Aston Villa, on the other hand, had a pretty flat summer, albeit redeemed by what looks like an excellent deal for Harvey Elliott on deadline day.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • More Bryan Bennett/Getty Images Josh Allen went off in the fourth quarter to drive the Bills to victory against a true AFC contender, though the effort wasn't totally perfect.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The evidence of what happened during the COVID times, in my view, [is that] there’s a lot of public accountability on the central banks—not just in the United States but everywhere—and that’s totally fine.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Since the 1980s, the number of games played per decade has been relatively consistent.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Unemployment has stayed relatively low in part because of dampened demand for workers as well as a depressed supply (people aging out of the workforce as well as reductions in immigrant workers).
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • What began as a quick bite to hold me over until dinner turned into a fully fledged feast of lemon tagliolini with swordfish ragu, maccheroncini cacio e pepe with citrus, and paccheri pasta with tomatoes, burrata, and basil.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • By Saturday evening, the fire has been fully contained.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Any veggie that's long and fairly sturdy when cut is fair game.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Dropping Meat Boy into a 3D world adds a brand new layer of complexity to a platforming series that was already fairly tough to begin with.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Late in the second quarter, facing second-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 35, Rodgers led receiver Calvin Austin III perfectly with one of those off-balance wrist-flick throws 14 yards past the line of scrimmage from the far hash, for a 30-yard gain.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In short, the Norfleet touchdown perfectly encapsulated the role of fourth-down aggression in this game.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Southerners have long been known to have the gift of gab, and that discerning quality has resulted in a rather enthusiastic take on small talk.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There is a duty of care not to use data for the sake of it, but rather to ensure that analysis stands up to proper scrutiny and scientific rigour where possible.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Quite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quite. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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