quid

Example Sentences

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When prices rise, producers are typically quids in, while users are out of pocket.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

When Lana Del Rey arrived in 2011, anyone who bet on her becoming one of the decade’s defining artists would now be quids in.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2019

Such byzantine calculations remind us that quids and quos come in a variety of flavors and textures, some tastier than others.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2019

Knock him over early, and England could be quids in.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2011

Both men and women chew these quids with great relish, spitting out the juice from time to time.

From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by Sanpietro, I. Stone