Quite example sentences

Related (10): rather, fairly, somewhat, pretty, very, considerably, reasonably, relatively, comparatively, moderately

"Quite" Example Sentences

  1. Honestly, that movie was quite good — better than I expected.
  2. She's been quite stressed about the presentation all week.
  3. The weather today is quite nice for a walk in the park.
  4. I'm quite tired after that long meeting, to be honest.
  5. That's quite a lot of money to spend on a single dinner.
  6. He seemed quite upset when he found out about the cancellation.
  7. The coffee here is quite strong — I might need water after.
  8. You're quite right about what you said earlier.
  9. — Did you enjoy the concert? — Yeah, it was quite amazing, actually.
  10. — How's your new job? — It's quite different from what I expected.
  11. After the argument, she felt quite alone in the apartment.
  12. He'd been quite successful in his career before everything fell apart.
  13. I'm so tired of people saying I'm quite lucky — they don't see the work.
  14. She understood that leaving was quite necessary, even if it hurt.
  15. Somewhere between the third rejection and the fourth, he became quite numb to it.
  16. It wasn't the criticism that bothered him — it was that she was quite right.
  17. Oh sure, that's quite the solution — just ignore the problem entirely.
  18. The report called it a 'minor setback.' Quite the understatement, if you ask me.
  19. Nothing like a family dinner to make things quite awkward.
  20. That's quite a mess you've made here.
  21. The deadline is quite soon, isn't it?
  22. I'm quite done with this conversation.
  23. Quite frankly, I don't believe him.
  24. She'd been burned by quite a few bad relationships before.
  25. Most people find that quite difficult to understand at first.
  26. Why is this quite so complicated?
  27. Can we talk about how quite unfair that decision was?
  28. Since when did quite simple things become so hard?
  29. The situation had become quite complicated by the time anyone noticed what was happening.
  30. He realized, perhaps too late, that staying quiet had been quite the mistake.
  31. She'd spent years building something quite beautiful, only to watch it crumble.
  32. The whole team was quite frustrated with the lack of communication from management.
  33. His mother said the news made her quite sad, though she tried to hide it.
  34. Nobody seemed to care quite enough to actually do something about it.
  35. Everyone agreed the ending was quite unexpected and left them speechless.
  36. It's quite possible that we've been looking at this wrong the entire time.
  37. My sister thinks I'm quite crazy for quitting my job without a backup plan.
  38. The government's response was quite slow, which only made things worse.
  39. Kids these days find quite a lot of things boring compared to their phones.
  40. Half the country seemed quite divided on whether the decision was right or wrong.

Common Phrases

  1. quite a bit
  2. quite a few
  3. quite a lot
  4. quite right
  5. quite good
  6. quite different
  7. quite frankly
  8. quite possibly
  9. quite the
  10. quite soon
  11. quite tired
  12. quite upset
  13. quite well

Examples by Level

A1
  1. This coffee is quite hot.
  2. My sister is quite tall.
  3. That movie was quite good.
A2
  1. I was quite tired after work, so I went to bed early.
  2. The weather today is quite different from yesterday.
  3. She seemed quite nervous before her exam.
B1
  1. It's quite obvious that nobody actually read the email before the meeting started.
  2. The restaurant was quite crowded, but the food made up for the wait.
  3. I find it quite frustrating when people say they'll call and then don't.
B2
  1. The novel was quite brilliant in how it wove together three separate timelines without ever feeling disjointed.
  2. What struck me most was how quite ordinary the villain seemed — no dramatic monologues, just a person making bad choices.
  3. She'd been quite successful in her career, yet something about it never quite felt like enough.
C1
  1. The irony is quite striking: those who claim to value tradition are often the quickest to abandon it when convenience calls.
  2. What makes this argument quite compelling is not the evidence itself, but the intellectual honesty with which the author acknowledges its limitations.
  3. There's something quite poignant about watching someone realize, far too late, that they'd been chasing the wrong thing all along.
C2
  1. The performance was quite extraordinary — not in the showy sense, but in the way it revealed something true about human vulnerability that most of us spend our lives trying to hide.
  2. He'd grown quite accustomed to disappointment, which meant that when something good actually happened, he barely knew how to receive it.
  3. What's quite remarkable about her writing is how she manages to be simultaneously ruthless and tender, never letting sentiment soften her observations.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. The dog next door has been barking quite a lot lately — I'm starting to feel bad for it.
  2. I realized I've been quite lazy about watering my plants, and now half of them are dead.
  3. My neighbor's quite friendly, always stops to chat when I'm getting the mail.
💼 Workplace
  1. The new software is quite buggy, and honestly nobody wants to use it yet.
  2. My manager was quite understanding when I asked to leave early for the appointment.
  3. The meeting ran quite long, so we didn't get through half the agenda.
📊 Business
  1. The competitor's pricing strategy is quite aggressive, which means we need to reconsider our margins.
  2. Our Q3 performance was quite strong, driven mainly by the new product line.
  3. The client feedback has been quite positive, so we're moving forward with the expanded contract.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. These jeans are quite expensive, but the quality actually seems worth it.
  2. The reviews say this blender is quite loud — should I go with the quieter model instead?
  3. I've been quite indecisive about which laptop to buy, so I'm going to sleep on it.
✈️ Travel
  1. The flight was quite turbulent, and I'm still feeling a bit shaky.
  2. This hotel is quite charming, nothing fancy but exactly what we needed.
  3. Getting around the city was quite easy with the metro card they gave us at check-in.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher's quite strict about deadlines, so I'm not going to be late with this essay.
  2. My son finds math quite challenging, but he's getting better with tutoring.
  3. The course material is quite dense, and I'm struggling to keep up with the reading.
❤️ Relationships
  1. He was quite hurt when I forgot his birthday, and I don't blame him.
  2. We've been quite distant lately, and I'm not sure how to fix it.
  3. She's quite stubborn about admitting when she's wrong, which makes arguments exhausting.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The scandal has quite damaged the senator's credibility heading into the election.
  2. Public opinion on the issue is quite divided, with younger voters leaning one way.
  3. The government's response to the crisis was quite slow, according to critics.
💻 Technology
  1. This new phone is quite fast, but the camera quality is actually worse than my old one.
  2. The AI chatbot is quite convincing, though you can still tell it's not human.
  3. Setting up the smart home system was quite complicated — the instructions were terrible.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study found that participants in the treatment group showed quite significant improvements in cognitive function.
  2. The data presented in this report is quite comprehensive, covering a five-year period across multiple regions.
  3. While the proposed legislation addresses several key concerns, implementation remains quite challenging due to resource constraints.

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