How to Use unquote in a Sentence
unquote
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My one, quote-unquote, was mute.
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Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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So a lot of the quote unquote meat anglers go home.
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Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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But to deal with what may be coming, Tom may, quote-unquote, need a bigger boat.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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So is that a ‘quote unquote’ edge for them, their versatility?
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Joel really took a kick from, quote unquote, discovering, quote unquote, new actors or actors who had been unseen in films.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Carlton Fisk didn’t retire with the Red Sox, who infamously quote-unquote accidentally mailed his contract a day late, rendering him a free agent.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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