quote
verb (used with object)
to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
quoted
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past participleof quote.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quote.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quoteverb (used with object)to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
Example Sentences
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In one 2023 message exchange quoted by federal authorities, Nathan Young was allegedly asked by an unnamed cooperating witness how to bill the insurer for someone in their program who was clean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I quoted Dan Seiver, who at the time was very bearish on small- and mid-cap stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza is quoted by the paper as saying: "the postcode lottery is real".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The rates he was quoted ranged from mid-6% to over 7% — but he said he was unfazed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
He hoped the demolition would be quick, and he quoted a recent remark by Burnham: “‘Let it go; it has to go, so let it go.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
