quite a few

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To quite a few supporters of the plan, this looked like classic NIMBYism. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 Due to the couture-level production required for luxury wedding dresses, however, quite a few of our favorites decided to show a smaller capsule this season—or opted out of showing a fall line entirely. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 And yet, writing felt different now, and in quite a few ways. — Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026 Forecasting the Field There are quite a few non-octogenarians who released albums this year, and some of them are quite excellent. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quite a few

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