How To Use Quick In A Sentence

Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.
I have seen far too many people give up too quickly on their programs after a few short weeks.
The quick touch buttons on the top are not really "touchable," you have to smudge (grind) the button a little to use it. Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals
The security police quickly squelched an extremely rare public demonstration demanding political reform on Monday, the 41st anniversary of the Baath Party's seizure of power here.
Sir, his definement suffers no perdition in you; though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy the arithmetic of memory, and yet but yaw neither, in respect of his quick sail. Act V. Scene II. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

In 1896, New Jersey passed a law that made it easy to charter a company - and it quickly became a leading venue for incorporations.
I had a quick kip after lunch.
Because wheat emerges so quickly, weeds must be killed before drilling using tillage or contact herbicides.
Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
Now, I can't help but wonder if these people have a quick look-see, utter ‘boring’ and move on, or whether they're actually reading anything I bother to blather on about in here.
The money is commonly laundered via cash deposits to friends or family members' bank accounts and is quickly withdrawn to be paid to the gang leaders. Times, Sunday Times
The fix will be quick but the damage will be long-lasting. Times, Sunday Times
The difference in turn-on time would generally not be noticeable for standard household incandescent bulbs, since they turn on very quickly.
More impressive still is his quicksilver dexterity in following the ever-changing contours of Sibelius' form.
Better to wait until bubbles burst and manage the consequences, softening the economic blow by loosening monetary policy very quickly.
He is a sure tackler with great quickness.
Nick managed to move his battered body quickly enough to launch his own counter-blast, successfully stalemating the battleship's beam.
A client who uses aggressive tactics against you to get their way is a real liability, and you should extricate yourself from the situation as quickly as possible.
The calced Augustinians also made their elections -- but not so quickly that we could avoid sending to them to remind them not to allow the disturbances of other times to occur in their chapter -- by having made them beforehand through their devotion to the outgoing provincial, who managed the succession for another as worthy as he. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
In the mirror Dog saw a car nose round the end of the pantechnicon, then quickly reverse out of sight. THE ONLY GAME
By the time we had got the boat to the waist, the ship had filled with water, and was going down on her beam-ends: we shoved our boat as quickly as possible from the plank-shear ** A timber around a vessel's hull at deck line. into the water, all hands jumping in her at the same time, and launched off clear of the ship. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told
Quick Tag (Mac): Quickly add tags to the current song playing in iTunes with a simple, universal keyboard shortcut and autocompletion for quick tagging. The 23 Best iTunes Add-ons | Lifehacker Australia
He had a good scientific understanding and quickly dismissed the beast.
Schlachter was quick to dismiss being labeled a "malcontent". Toledo Newspaper
She quickly explained that they were studying German on an exchange program.
Quickly she left the room to go search for a clean tissue to wipe the cut.
Once again, sorry if I sped things up too quickly, but I can't change my desire to get this story finished.
It doesn't know about quick draws, ropes or stoned partners.
I quickly racked my brain for the answer, only to turn up with nothing but a blank.
It's fun, quick and delivers an individual colour signature to each person. Times, Sunday Times
The adrenalin was going and the rider was trying to get me back as quick as possible. The Sun
The hospitable host had his spare room emptied very quickly for the honoured guest.
Cutting a continuous bias strip This is a quick way of cutting a long length of bias strip. Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings
Consequently, Muir believes, biotech fish could quickly decimate a fish population by their increased ability to produce damaged young.
Scores of jurors were quickly dismissed yesterday as the judge tackled the daunting task of finding an unbiased jury. Times, Sunday Times
Many animals are not properly stunned as they are pushed through the slaughterhouse as quickly as possible.
I quickly drew my hand away from the hot stove.
Could it be -- and the sudden thought stung him to the quick -- that she was deliberately and consciously degrading herself to what she knew was a lower plane of thought and life, that the bond of their older companionship might still remain unsevered? Phantom Wires A Novel
The shamal comes in quickly and silently, like an ocher paint roller, and can blow for several days straight, subsiding slightly at night when the air is cooler. Peace Meals
Daniel - yeah, now suffering post-wedgy issues - let's just say get them to do a full harness check instead of a "quicky" becuase you an in a chair. oh that sounded rude too Wheelchair indoor rock climbing? Beth pays to get a wedgy.
Unlike the runny texture of most honeys, the gel-like consistency of heather honey means that, to form a set honey, it needs the addition of a more common honey, such as rapeseed, which granulates more quickly.
He was walking at a very quick pace and I had to jog to keep up with him.
Using encapsulated liquid tricyclic, like diolefin, and some kind of catalyst for quick hardening. Archive 2009-03-01
I took a moment to read what his mind is thinking, but he quickly guarded his thoughts.
If you want the greatest nutritional value from your corn, how should you eat it: raw, quickly steamed or thoroughly cooked?
Unfortunately, adhoc bibliographies date quickly and are not always brought up to date after initial publication.
In this agent-dominated world, brands will be quickly disassociated with visual trademarks, since people will rarely see them.
She climbed into the jungle gym for the drizzle had quickly changed into a large thunder storm.
Taormina fell behind with a rough start in fencing, which is new to her, but made up the gap quickly in the swim and overhauled the leaders in the run to finish with 5,704 points in her debut. USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week breezes through Windy City
The invention of photography was also quickly seized on as proof of the supernatural world. Times, Sunday Times
He's inclined to spit when he talks quickly.
She spoke in a high but not unmusical note, very quickly, and with timid glances to either side of her collocutor. Eve's Ransom
He was quick to learn and was literate in both English and Irish and had a good understanding of the Brehan law.
Probably by breaking off from a frame to do a quick poo in the corner of the auditorium.
News organizations were quick to defend their policies, and some competitors saw the Fox announcement as a potential grab for publicity.
The news of our teacher's divorce quickly circulated round the school.
It is certainly a true one, for most of the plants which we call weeds grow quickly and well wherever they are allowed to remain. Wildflowers of the Farm
Vanishing, with a quick flirt of gingham apron-strings, she reappeared in considerably less than a "trice" as a fluffy Strictly business: more stories of the four million
But once on dry land, it was quickly back on course.
Island on the L.S. is one of the worst quick or moveing sand bars Which I have Seen, notwithstanding all our precaustons to Clear the Sands and pass between them (which was the way we were compd. to pass, from the immence Current & falling banks on the S. S.) the Boat Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
At the beginning of the play, we see Lear as a proud, vain, quick-tempered old king, not necessarily evil, but certainly not good.
Malayan barn owls are adapting quickly to this rich habitat and are reproducing much faster than elsewhere.
Plunged in darkness again, the man, whom Rose had called unimaginative, suffered all the untold agony of soul which had been hers during the moment in which she had been forced to make up her mind and carry out the act, only his anguish was the more intense, for hers was the quick action and his the forced inaction of a man bound to a stake, within full sight of a tragedy being enacted upon a loved one. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands
Days moved by quickly and pretty soon, Gillian reached her sixth month check up, which this time included an ultrasound.
I think it's by reading his work that we can gain quick insight into how to become rich quickly.
A curious and unwary fish would become a meal when the goosefish inhaled and quickly engulfed its prey.
The multinationals and their advertising companies were always quick to incorporate signs of otherness.
Maggie darted to them and in a quick movement peeled off the hand clamped on his arm. Burning Bright
The jalousie's louvers can be adjusted very quickly to control the interior environment and respond to changing weather conditions
With a quick catch and lift, he passed Michael up and into unseen hands outstretched from the iron wall of the ship, and paddled ahead to an open cargo port. CHAPTER 2
A quick query brought profuse apologies - her order had been mislaid.
There are many things to do on the North Island, but we wanted to get to the south as quickly as possible. Our only major excursion in the North was a day's canyoning in the Piha Canyon just outside Auckland.
A team of rescue Sherpa evacuated the two men down through the towering seracs and debris to Base Camp where they were quickly flown to Kathmandu by helicopter.
She ascended the stairs quickly, aerially, as in a dream. Times, Sunday Times
These adjustments could quickly accelerate into a meaningful reallocation of government spending.
When Bobby brought the team to a stop outside the O'Brien's farmhouse, Melinda moved quickly to climb from the wagon.
One of the "brightest minds" in his class, he was one of the laziest; one of the quickest and most agile when aroused, he was one of the torpids as a rule: One of the kind who should have "gone in for honors," as the faculty said, he came nearer going out for devilment. Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters
But coach Gregg Williams prefers quickness over excess girth in the middle of his defense.
For those who know nothing of the quick-step, the shake or the twist, there is a late night disco.
As the war debt lightened, the economy of the country developed quickly.
I was so tired when I got home from work last night that I had a quick nap.
What began as a cheap and easy way to disguise the taste of alcohol in prohibition America quickly became the drink of choice for the privileged fast set of the 1920s.
He had a gentle, kindly manner, twinkling eyes and quick smile, a keen sense of humour and a penetrating wit.
It might be helpful and quicker to work with a good private teacher who plays the altissimo register.
I had a quick flip through my cookery books and found a recipe that sounded quite nice.
The federal government could be committed to a tax expenditure quickly without prior consultation.
While the generally liberal-leaning U.S. foreign policy establishment was quick to equate Obama's ascent to the presidency with a "new area of international engagement," the realities of realpolitilk has not only forced the President into a "straightjacket" with limited policy options vis-à-vis Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. Sigurd Neubauer: Tea Partiers, Watch Out: Obama's Iran Policies Echo Bush's
You get more sleep and you get your life back quicker. Times, Sunday Times
Once he hit his stride he quickened well. The Sun
The government was quick to squash any hopes of reform.
She quickly dimmed the lights, both outside and inside the vehicle.
Toxins accumulate faster, and viruses and bacteria grow more quickly, in a body that is not adequately warmed.
Her thoughtless remark cut him to the quick.
The Brass-Cell filter consists of a tinplated aluminum frame, tin-plated stainless steel gasket (Ultra Quick-Shield) and brass honeycomb panels.
Useful for quick dressings and sauces. Times, Sunday Times
Cheeks burning red she babbled apologies, quickly trying to clean the tunic and the table and the floor with her shirt.
Sturges was also quick to spot the feral intensity of Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine's brutal boorishness, using them to give Bad Day At Black Rock its seething core of twisted hatred.
Agricultural yields were improving and the development of turnpike roads and canals later in the century enabled food to be transported more quickly to areas of shortage.
Western officials say the problem is minor, and should be quickly overcome.
The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started.
If you have it in a narrow bed between wall and paving, life will be so much simpler and pruning will be a quick, painless job. Times, Sunday Times
Normally, my chief though was to bath quickly and leave.
With one quick glance he can tell when you're at the end of your rope but with his gentle smile and soft caring words he can always help restore your hope.
The feeling was that a team of incredible quality were seriously underperforming, and something had to change and quick.
While Charu bathed Pranav, my nephew, I went to make a quick biryani that I served with plain curd and papad. Cauliflower Biryani
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Conclusion: Gracefully exit your essay by making a quick wrap-up sentence, and then end on some memorable thought, perhaps a quotation, or an interesting twist of logic, or some call to action.
How quickly does your scoff go off? The Sun
So, the increasingly relaxed attitude of the police has meant that more musicians are now able to do a spot of casual busking in order to make some quick cash.
Very quickly, the penalties were seen as draconian and the restrictions as inhibiting the will to win. Times, Sunday Times
The sound of something clinking loudly against metal jolted Chandra out of her thoughts and she looked up quickly.
He was incredibly rich/angry/quick.
She seemed embarrassed for a moment but quickly recovered her poise.
I glanced quickly to the wall of the giant diagram of the male anatomy and I was reminded that the urethra is a miniscule tube through which I had always peed. Sleepwalk With Me
There are games coming thick and fast and you can bounce back quickly. The Sun
The men were very quick about getting down, and after the first night they were practically working in safety for the remaining four or five days necessary to complete the sandbag revetting. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919
There's no quick fix for stopping pollution.
You very quickly realise the power and violence of the fluid movements in which you are suspended. Times, Sunday Times
Tayrah took a deep breath and smothered the anger she felt approaching and then quickly changed the subject.
We struggled with their wrestling style of tackling and didn't adapt quickly enough. Times, Sunday Times
He rises quickly from the water, licks his haunches, and stands erect on short back legs.
There were periods of real heroism as Scotland tried to speed the game up, Gordon Simpson deciding to run a quick one at the outset.
Too many high-risk prisoners are set loose after cursory checks, sometimes just a quick phone call. The Sun
If the snow isn't cleared from the roads quickly, it packs down hard and makes driving difficult.
Sights are a bead front and a buckhorn rear, which I quickly replaced with a Williams receiver peep sight.
(PLAYG) A highly contagious disease, such as bubonic plague, that spreads quickly throughout a population and causes widespread sickness and death. Plague
Mortars are also employed, but are done so from a truck platform, or if dismounted, are dismounted quickly and only long enough to drop rounds and then remount the truck and exfiltrate.
For, when you think back to the creation of mobile phones, what started as a useful way of communicating quickly turned into sexting.
But a quick word with the proprietor of the local service station reassured me otherwise.
I'll just make a quick phone call.
Many script kiddies are quickly caught, often because they boast of their hacking exploits or are betrayed by their internet names.
I found it very difficult to drag myself back to the office after that, so after a quick conference with Paul I booked some holiday for mid-July when I got back to my desk and immediately felt better about things.
One of the quickest and most effective ways to give glitz to your looks is to add blusher to your make-up routine.
Through the lane down which the Dweller had passed we went as quickly as we could, coming at last to the space where the coria waited. The Moon Pool
When I stoop to feel the texture of a small furry leaf, she quickly tells me not to touch the plants.
Practice had just ended, but the crisp weather of winter was quick to cool him down again.
Given the success in calming down Baghdad's neighborhoods, it would seem unlikely that the Petraeus doctrine will be rolled back ... on the other hand, Casey reportedly has been among those pressing for a quicker withdrawal from Iraq and McChrystal's mission may be to send as many troops home as he can. Who Replaces Petraeus? - Swampland - TIME.com
In general, bottle-fed infants tend to gain weight more quickly, suggesting that eating more could lead to them crying less. Times, Sunday Times
Pierre sat bold upright so quickly that he bonked his head on the floor of the overturned boat.
This institute shall act as a repository for all modern extrication and medical relief techniques to ensure quicker rescue and provide prompt medical relief, comparable to international standards.
On Sunday they did not do themselves justice tactically or in terms of conviction, but they are extremely lucky to have a chance of making amends so quickly.
Jack came back upstairs moments after Sean and sighed heavily, slumping against the door, then quickly retreating to the safety of his office.
The runners have noticeably quickened their pace.
Getting things done properly took precedence over getting them done quickly.
Max gave him a big fake smile, which quickly faded as he sunk into the couch.
Many hands make quick work.
He fixed her with a mildly reproving glance which diluted quickly into a fond grin.
The new buret design allows automatic reagent exchange quickly and efficiently. ThomasNet News - Today's New Product News
Drake's eyes made a quick scan of the alley to ensure that no other threat lurked nearby, then his gaze returned to the man.
The ejecta are still moving rapidly, however, and quickly sweep up surrounding matter to form a shell that slows down as mass gets accumulated, an action similar to that of a snowplow.
She quickly ripped the paper free and thrust it into my hands.
We stopped to have a quick look at the church.
We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.
Because of the wheal anti-itch liquid sprayer, the patients can quickly spray medicine to the sick parts on their own, the medicine is sprayed evenly, and the curative effect is good.
Romoeuf, riding a franc etrier, on that old Herb-merchant's route, quickened during the last stages, has got to Varennes; where the Ten thousand now furiously demand, with fury of panic terror, that Royalty shall forthwith return Paris-ward, that there be not infinite bloodshed. The French Revolution
She ran forward and quickly undid the shackles on his wrists and ankles.
Modeled after British roadsters, the Miata MX - 5 is less about muscle than about being a quick and nimble extension of you.
Therefore, the most successful programs were those that were attuned to the future and flexible enough to respond quickly.
Upon arrival we noticed very quickly we were not greeted with friendly faces. Christianity Today
Now perhaps I need to build a quick replacement for one of these machines - say a label printing machine on loan from UPS or in your case maybe your home file server. MakeUseOf.com
I teach media studies to 11- to 16-year-olds in Basingstoke, and I find that although I have to buy all of the dailies when I talk to my students about newspapers, I quickly discard the others. Good to Meet You: Keith Langton
The glorious end came so quickly it almost took the crowd by surprise. Times, Sunday Times
The keeper then excelled himself by reacting quickly to block the rebound from Adam and, unbelievably, Dundee were still ahead.
I tore into the envelope and pulled out the letter, skimming quickly over it.
With a foul bottom we're only making 5 knots and I can't turn quickly enough, so we do a flying gybe, break a spreader on the main, almost throw the guests overboard, lose some cushions, douse sails, and tuck into Lameshur Bay, St. John.
The image of him was quickly fading from Kathleen's mind, but she remembered his firm chin, with a decided cleft down its middle.
Quick learners should be allowed to forge ahead.
And internet users have been quick to point out the difference between his own gilded existence and that of those in the struggling steel town. The Sun
We would be grateful for your cooperation in clearing the hall as quickly as possible.
If it happens too quickly, the gas forms bubbles in the blood that can block small arteries and cause the bends.
A sense of unease and foreboding quickly descended on the crowded chamber, followed by a hush minutes later when confirmation came through of what had happened.
With its quicksands the river usually drowns a few unwary visitors every season.
The tighter the tuck and the more velocity you have going into the wall, the quicker the turn will be.
Reporter: Are you surprised that you gelled so quick?
We are all vets and quickly slip back into the same old relationships. Times, Sunday Times
If I reason, Every student who can concentrate his attention can learn quickly, George Marston has a notable power of concentration, Therefore George Marston can learn quickly, I again break up the abstraction _student_, and the concrete fact The Making of Arguments
Ben Muirhead mishit it like normal and luckily I was able to react quickest - it's just goal-poacher's instinct!
Shuffling to her classroom, she was quickly joined by her best friend Sara, who was also over bundled to help dull the harsh bite of the December wind.
After lowering the bait, feel the sinker tap bottom, quickly reel in a few turns to take the rig clear of the snaggy rock bottom and wait for the fish to find the bait.
Through an intricate series of hand gestures and melodic whistles, she quickly garnered its trust and shepherded it into our gated, side yard.
He pressed his lips together until they went white and appeared to be tiring of me quite quickly.
The Boer never rides his horse at the trot, but at a quick walk or canter, and a step peculiar to the country and called ‘trippling’, or, as we should style it, ambling.
In a quick tour, he points out the pupfish pond, a nature trail, and the cactus and native plants, all labeled so you can distinguish a teddy bear cholla from a beavertail cactus.
This means that customers who like the retailer's own brand goods can quickly identify them on the shelves.
To add programs to the Quick Launch, simply click and drag any program icon into the Quick Launch menu area.
His voice had suddenly taken on a childlike quality as he began talking quick and excitedly.
This recipe will make around six to eight pancakes - but be warned, you may want to double up as they get devoured pretty quickly! The Sun
They handed the flower round in quick order.
You need urgent medical attention because it can make you very ill very quickly. The Sun
He doesn't get up quickly like a rocket but gets up slowly, no matter what the contents are.
President Fox told reporters in Brazil that Mexico wants the United States to introduce immigration reforms as quickly as possible.
Many dictionaries of Neapolitan dialect from the late eighteenth century onward tell us that pizza, at its simplest, was merely a generic word for all kinds of pies, and for what would be called focaccia or schiacciata elsewhere in Italy, that is, a flat piece of dough dappled with fat or oil and cooked quickly in a hot oven. Delizia!
Make a huge open-faced vegetable omelet, for example, or try a quick chicken stir-fry and fold in a few eggs during the last two minutes of cooking.
At the top of your pull, quickly drop under and catch the bar with your arms extended overhead.
they played the adagio too quickly
Is there a quick but effective solution? Times, Sunday Times
This weekend Costco was selling flats of perfectly ripe figs. Yesterday I quartered and wrapped them in prosciutto for a quick, easy, and addictively good appetizer. Archive 2008-07-01

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