quoth
verb
said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject).
quo
-
a variation of
quoth.
Example Sentences
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In her report she wrote that should could not see the status quo as "anything less than a national emergency".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The idea that the new, the 17th chairman of the Federal Reserve is going to act like the 13th, 14th, or 15th, there’s no status quo ante to return to,” said Warsh.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
There had been rumblings of frustration in criminal justice circles over policing, for which Mamdani has largely retained the status quo in New York.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Wilson, a first-time candidate, unseated incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell in part because voters were unhappy with the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
My family and neighbors never challenged the status quo.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
