quite
Example Sentences
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"It was a decent Games. I came in good shape, but not quite good enough to fight the Norwegians, they're just so dominant at the moment."
From BBC
"He's obviously quite young, he's bound to fail. So I'm sure at some point he's going to play an important knock."
From Barron's
In his third race, the 1,500 meters, the 21-year-old from Wisconsin didn’t get the timing quite right and had to settle for a disappointing silver in a race he was heavily favored to win.
When I see the six, because I’m quite close and familiar with their thinking, they’re not saying, we will form a club that is not open to others.
"It was a bit rough around the edges, but it was snowing quite a bit, so it covered up the mistakes."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
