quote-unquote
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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“We think TV budgets could be spent on YouTube. We think quote-unquote ‘social budgets’ could be spent on YouTube,” said Sean Downey, president, Americas and global partners at YouTube parent Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Swan, herself no stranger to the wellness-podcast circuit, was careful to insert the caveat that the film is “not a quote-unquote ‘scientific study.’
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
She wouldn’t just lie down and allow people to take something from her, whether or not it’s for her quote-unquote highest good.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025
With this cast, Bravo has perfected its old-school, “Gallery Girls”-era formula, where not every cast member has to be quote-unquote interesting all the time.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
“Yeah, I just...are you seriously implying that seeing Hamilton and quote-unquote ‘just hanging out’ are two equally good alternatives?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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