How to Use quite something in a Sentence

quite something

noun
  • To be in the presence of this iconoclast was quite something.
    — Ellie Goulding, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If Bad Bunny had been just a great reggaetonero, that would be quite something.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Those early days were quite something, and to know that moment meant something to you all these years on truly humbles me.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Friedrich Merz in Germany is more unpopular than Starmer, which is quite something.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • That would be quite something, but most independent economists expect more headwinds from tariffs than tailwinds from tax cuts and deregulation.
    — Christopher Smart, Time, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Now, it's got a sub-brand that's focused on more niche innovations for people who want more differentiated devices – and its first flagship product is quite something.
    — New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The fact that these applications are all immediately accessible to people without the need for specialized training is quite something.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The journey Grace goes on from considering Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) one big walking liability to offering him the job as her second-in-command is quite something.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Pep Guardiola said cheerio to Manchester City (his farewell video message on Friday was quite something), as did Bernardo Silva and John Stones.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • But the segment from the Fox studio approximately a week into the tournament, as Lowe explained that Lalas was covering the USA-Australia game in Seattle, was quite something.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

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