Examples of “quite” in a Sentence

adv Completely or entirely.

• I'm not quite finished with the report yet.
• She was quite certain she had locked the door.
• I don't quite understand what the instructions are asking me to do.

adv To a moderate or fairly high degree; rather.

• It's quite cold outside today.
• The film was quite good, although the ending felt a little rushed.
• She plays the piano quite well for someone who only started learning recently.

intj Used to express agreement.

• The service here is dreadful." "Quite," she replied, glancing at her empty glass.
• That was unfair." "Quite.
• Nobody asked us first." "Quite," said Dad, folding his newspaper with a frown.