How to Use quote in a Sentence

quote

1 of 2 verb
Definition of quotenext
Synonyms for quotenext
  • He quotes the Bible frequently.
  • The reporter quoted the police chief as saying that an investigation would be launched soon.
  • He began his speech by quoting Shakespeare.
  • The book quotes some of the mean things critics wrote about Rush.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The rates quoted here are current as of the dateline at the top of the story.
    — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The post does not quote or cite evidence from the bill to support the claim.
    — Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Fill your mind with scripture and quote it to yourself.
    — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Quotes about coffee and quotes about wine, those kind of drive me crazy.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Plus, who wouldn't want to quote Oprah while giving out the best gifts of the year?
    — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Users will still be able to quote tweet content labeled as such.
    — Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The indictment quotes from some of the same emails the AP had obtained.
    — Julie Evensen, OregonLive.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • How often do people quote it to you/sing it at you now?
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Which Ava one-liner do people quote back to you the most?
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • My role is to quote air devices to contractors for bids.
    — Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022
  • To quote an anonymous sage, the only constant is change.
    — Rex Ahlstrom, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • As often as that has been quoted, it still must be said.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Givan partly quoted the lyrics but did not say the slur.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 12 May 2023
  • Mueller said in a passage from the report quoted by Barr.
    — Calvin Woodward, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Strangers in stores and family members quote it at him.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022
  • This kind loves to buy on stock declines and to quote wise-sounding aphorisms.
    — The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • Keep reading for the best father daughter quotes that will make both your hearts swell.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 2 May 2023
  • Many social media users like to quote the first sentence of the first volume.
    — New York Times, 8 July 2021
  • To pick&choose certain lines & quote them out of context, is not right.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Thousands of us like the books cited on the loneliness quotes page on Goodreads.
    — Sarah Fay, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
  • First the salesman refused to quote a price, and then the manager refused.
    — Sally Schwartz, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The customer also asked Ebac to quote a price for a mainstream model.
    — Franz Wild, Bloomberg.com, 26 June 2017
  • Only one was quoted as being willing to root for Rupp in the race.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 18 May 2018
  • Tom can quote Rilke and dance the rumba, whip up brunch and a rose-petal bath, but so what?
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Lenders quote a price to consumers, but the law allows them to raise it if circumstances change.
    — Lew Sichelman | Andrews McMeel Syndication, courant.com, 13 Dec. 2019
  • And so a lot of our time spent off the baseball field and outside of school would be watching films, quoting films.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
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quote

2 of 2 noun
  • I checked the stock quotes online.
  • She included quotes from the poem in her essay.
  • Each chapter of the book began with an inspirational quote.
  • Titles of newspaper articles should be placed in quotes.
  • The article included quotes from the mayor and several councilors.
  • The price quotes exceeded our expectations.
  • This is the second quote from a source to come out about the split.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Look at the outfit and a quote from the episode, below.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2021
  • How many and what grade of items are included in the quote?
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2021
  • And eight of his most radical quotes give proof in the video above.
    — Danielle Kwateng-Clark, Essence.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Or how about a perfect quote to go with your spring break pic with the squad?
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 10 Sep. 2020
  • There is an old quote that idle hands lead to mischief.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 30 June 2020
  • That’s a quote that made the rounds in headlines of all kinds of media sites.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The stunningly candid quote soon echoed around the world.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The star shared a screenshot of a quote from Quinn, and shared her thoughts on it.
    — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Here is a good bio/obit on him with quotes from colleagues.
    — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 16 Dec. 2017
  • He’s not a guy who’s going to be screaming for the quote.
    — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2020
  • And, of course, there’s a Wilde quote for the beauty of art too.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2020
  • His first quote in the book is: A person has to have a purpose to live.
    — NBC News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The quote is about pooing on things and being pooed on.
    — SI.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Here are the best quotes from some of your favorite characters.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The first step is to get quotes from lenders that are willing to refinance car loans.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This piece has been updated with the full quote from Banks.
    — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That last quote isn’t from science fiction, by the way.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Some useful quotes have arrived lately to help light the way.
    — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 26 June 2018
  • Inspiring back-to-school quotes can get you in the right headspace to crush it this year.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 18 May 2023
  • The library is open, so put on your reading glasses and read on for the full quotes.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Why do salient quotes have the power to imprint on one’s psyche?
    — Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
  • Sharon chose this quote as a reminder to all women wearing it.
    — Asia Milia Ware, Teen Vogue, 26 Apr. 2019
  • There’s even an encouraging quote near the top of each page.
    — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 20 Oct. 2020

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