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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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“Live as if everything is a miracle,” reads a framed quote on Ms. Craig’s beige living room wall, and that’s exactly what she was hoping for.
From New York Times • May 30, 2021
In his office on a recent afternoon, seated not far from a framed quote from President John F. Kennedy stressing independence from political party, Mr. Manchin, 73, was feeling energized.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2020
According to Heimbach, there is a framed quote on the wall in the house from a Union commander that reads: “Poolesville was most treasonous town in the entire south.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2016
It was a framed quote, black on white.
From US News • Jan. 2, 2015
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