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of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
we've had quite an afternoon
quite a film
her victory was quite something
quite a walk
she's quite a girl
How To Use quite a In A Sentence
- Tre is going to be on suntan lotion duty quite a lot on the cruise. The Sun
- I had written quite a lot of orchestral music in my student days.
- I think it's certainly quite a lot of the comedy that I've been involved in is quite extreme, if you like, and the extremity is part of what's funny about it.
- The terrestrial planets in our solar system all have very specific spectroscopic fingerprints that tell us quite a bit about their atmospheres.
- Larger butter pieces (not huge, of course, but quite a bit larger than “wet sand”) result in a flakier biscuit. 2009 March | Baking Bites
- I have quite a bit more to say on this, but I'm gonna let you guys stew for a bit before I continue.
- Every large town will have quite a few horologers and jewelers with a vast selection of fancy watches displayed their windows, with huge price tags to go with them.
- Isn't there quite a few "rotund" people in the Obama administration??? Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
- Quite a bit of tablet weave, where you weave a pattern into the fabric, has been found. Times, Sunday Times
- A blonde girl, hmmm, with big boobs, that's not so easy to pinpoint, there have been a quite a few of them on the show.