close quote
Americannoun
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the quotation mark used to end a quotation, usually ” or '.
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(used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)
Example Sentences
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"In his response to the allegations, the defendant specifically asked me to consider the defendant's health issues exacerbated by the conditions of confinement, quote, in particular, solitary confinement, close quote, as a reason why I should find that the inaccuracies were not intentional. But the submission did not include any chronology, any medical or mental health information, any information about the details of his custodial situation, or any information concerning the state of his health on any of the dates in question."
From Fox News
Miss Manners might even add that you know that “of course she will understand,” all evidence to the contrary — so long as you stop at the close quote.
From Washington Post
“I can’t help but think that the, quote, ‘power and influence,’ close quote, as President Obama may call it — that someone like Jon Corzine carries — is exempt from a thorough investigation by the Department of Justice,” Rep.
From Washington Post
Added close quote to end of first stanza of poem XXIX.
From Project Gutenberg
Then, in a magazine article, Mr. Roosevelt asked America to trust Japan and complained, and I now quote his words, 'of the delay in the scrapping of U.S. ships as provided for and pledged in accordance with the treaty,' close quote.
From Time Magazine Archive
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