quote

[kwoʊt]

Definition:
1. A punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else.
2. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
3. Repeat a passage from.
4. Name the price of.

Use 'quote' in a sentence:

1. What was that marvellous quote that she came out with?
2. Quote this reference number in all correspondence.
3. The New York Times called it quote "a stupid idea" unquote.
4. To quote one medical opinion, "Thousands of people drift through life suffering from the effects of too little sleep; the reason is not that they can't sleep."
5. I gave the letter to our local press and they quoted from it.
6. She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction.
7. Please quote your reference number when making an enquiry.
8. The poem is too long to quote in its entirety.
9. The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.
10. Don't quote me on this, but I think he is going to resign.
11. Let me, by way of illustration , quote from one of her poems.
12. When you can quote a specific number like a fifth of the patients were able to quit, that's compelling.
13. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln's quote, "I don't like that man. I must get to know him better."
14. This is an interesting quote about maize from this particular book called Prehistoric Food Production in North America.
15. The pen sends a message to the paper, which transmits the quote to her office.
16. Premiers love to quote Mr.Romanow's report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money.
17. Their quote for the job was way too high.
18. The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision.
19. The last two clauses were an exact quote rather than a paraphrase of Mr. Forth's remarks.
20. We'll send you a quote without delay.
21. Arthur C. Clarke likes to quote his friend and fellow SF writer Ray Bradbury.
22. This way, we can collect everything we need to provide them with an accurate quote without needing to have an actual conversation.
23. My first smack in the face came when a PR company called me for a business launch and had written a quote for me.
24. Can you quote me an instance of when this happened?
25. We can't quote rates for just Sunday.
26. Joe was always good for a colorful quote.
27. Yesterday the pound was quoted at$ 1.8285, unchanged from Monday.
28. The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine."
29. Premiers love to quote Mr. Romanow's report selectively, especially the parts about more federal money.
30. You may quote me on that.
31. If they need to use others' words, they need to quote them and give the page number, even if it is only one word.
32. 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life,' he quoted.
33. It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
34. She quoted a great line from a book by Romain Gary.
35. It is ironic for the leading figure of climate-change opponents to quote this piece.
36. In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at$ 368.20 an ounce.
37. It seemed to me as though no one would ever quote Horace again, as anything but a lie. Of course, that's not the case.
38. Engel is quoted as saying that balanced people do not become artists.
39. Heron is a private company and is not quoted on the Stock Market.
40. Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation.
41. The essay was full of quotes.
42. Always get a written quote for any repairs needed.
43. If you take text from other sources, place it in quotes.
44. Several football clubs are now quoted on the Stock Exchange.
45. The paper starts its editorial comment with a quote from an unnamed member of the House.
46. Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context.
47. They quoted us £ 300 for installing a shower unit.
48. Price quotes on selected product categories will be sent on request.
49. He quoted a passage from the minister's speech.
50. They quote an anonymous researcher who said pithily: "Poor methods get results."