quote
Example Sentences
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At times, however, the passages quoted from letters and memoirs come so thick and fast that they threaten to overwhelm the connecting strand of Mr. Hart’s own chronological narrative.
I’m like, “I know this is ridiculous, but please, can you give me a quote on this?”
Gaffigan is serious enough about his pursuit to say “my whiskey journey” several times in conversation with a straight face and no air quotes.
"I wanted to be a great journalist," he said, as quoted by Reuters news agency.
From BBC
US media quoted local firefighters saying that some passengers were injured.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.