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Unquote is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Unquote in a sentence

Related words

Unquote | Unquoted

Unquote meaning

Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.

Using Unquote

  • The main meaning on this page is: Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
  • In the example corpus, unquote often appears in combinations such as: quote unquote.

Context around Unquote

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quote 10× genitalia 1×

Often after:

mainstream 1× border 1× adult 1× summer 1× philanthropist 1× american 1× heroes 1×

Sentence patterns with Unquote

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a quote unquote adult doesn 1× both quote unquote american hit 1× detained quote unquote but they 1× itself quote unquote 1× of quote unquote mainstream media 1× piece quote unquote to the 1× s genitalia unquote 1× the quote unquote border crisis 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the former 1× by now we 1× i kept the 1× people are very 1× so the reaction 1× this is israel 1×

Common sentence endings:

detained behind wires 1× he truly is 1× itself quote unquote 1× outliers and accidents 1× s genitalia unquote 1× sometimes for bad 1×

Words around Unquote

Just before it in the word index:

unquiet 7 unquestioningly 11 unquestioning 22 unquestioned 69 unquestionably 127 unquestionable 45

Just after it in the word index:

unquoted 5 unr 13 unra 8 unraced 3 unrak 2 unranked 56

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Unquote

  • In this selection, "unquote" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quote, genitalia, mainstream, border and adult stand out and add context to how "unquote" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a quote unquote adult doesn and both quote unquote american hit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "unquote" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with unquote

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is Israel “defending itself,” quote-unquote. (7 words)

I kept the original intact and just added the quote-unquote summer vibes part. (14 words)

People are very distrustful of quote unquote mainstream media, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes for bad. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

And when the Haitian migrants came, if they were not caught at sea, and I’m using the terminology of the empire in this moment, and sent back, they were detained, quote unquote, but they were detained behind wires. (39 words)

But the former president kicked off his rally with a detailed story about Arnold Palmer, at one point even praising the late legendary golfer’s genitalia, unquote. (27 words)

They’re both quote-unquote American hit-makers and I’d obviously had hits with Amy and others, but those were more like outliers and accidents. (26 words)

Example sentences (11)

And when the Haitian migrants came, if they were not caught at sea, and I’m using the terminology of the empire in this moment, and sent back, they were detained, quote unquote, but they were detained behind wires.

But the former president kicked off his rally with a detailed story about Arnold Palmer, at one point even praising the late legendary golfer’s genitalia, unquote.

People are very distrustful of quote unquote mainstream media, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes for bad.

So the reaction piece, quote unquote, to the shooting threat, with Alex Lassiter and Hannah Ward was phenomenal.

This is Israel “defending itself,” quote-unquote.

This is the, quote, unquote, "border crisis" that we talked about here on The Real News.

By now we all know that just because you’re a quote-unquote adult doesn’t mean you actually know what you’re doing.

I kept the original intact and just added the quote-unquote summer vibes part.

When assaulted by Thomas, Arthur turns on him and begins to see the quote-unquote philanthropist for the bad man he truly is.

They’re both quote-unquote American hit-makers and I’d obviously had hits with Amy and others, but those were more like outliers and accidents.

You have all of these quote unquote “heroes” who, because they follow Steve Rogers, they do things that are sort of unspeakable.

Common combinations with unquote

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "unquote" in a sentence?
An example: "And when the Haitian migrants came, if they were not caught at sea, and I’m using the terminology of the empire in this moment, and sent back, they were detained, quote unquote, but they were detained behind wires." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "unquote" from authentic English texts.
What does "unquote" mean?
Unquote means: Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
How many example sentences with "unquote" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "unquote", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.