How to use "quite" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "quite" in popular movie and book plots

  • Hal tries to show Millie a dance he learned in LA to the song, Moonglow, but Millie cannot quite get the beat.  - Picnic (1955 film)
  • Regardless, all in all, Hatton was quite capable of his new job and was off to a good start cleaning up the town.  - Dodge City (film)
  • While there he learns that Antonia has already written to Alexander about the divorce, leaving Alexander quite shaken.  - A Severed Head
  • As for Dantès, his fate is quite different from his model in Peuchet's book, since the latter is murdered by the "Caderousse" of the plot.  - The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Although Manheim is quite open about his feelings for Kit, she makes it clear she prefers Sammy, especially in bed.  - What Makes Sammy Run?
  • On reading this, Valmont resolves to seduce Cécile after all, as revenge for her mother's quite accurate denunciation of him.  - Dangerous Liaisons
  • The former is quite open to people they meet on their journey and accepting of help while the latter is more hostile and suspicious.  - Easy Rider
  • Paul and Penny's other daughter Alice Sycamore is quite obviously the only "normal" family member.  - You Can't Take It with You (play)
  • Anne is highly imaginative, eager to please and quite dramatic at times.  - Anne of Green Gables
  • Note that certain parts of the Julia set are quite difficult to access with the reverse Julia algorithm.  - Julia set
  • The author took pity on him and has provided a quite improbable epilogue".  - The Last Laugh
  • Lexie is embarrassed to admit "Ernie" is an exterminator and does not have quite the physical attributes she's gone for in the past.  - Where the Heart Is (2000 film)
  • Although he has copied the same painting 20 times, he has never quite captured the look of the girl drinking a glass of water.  - Amélie
  • Alvin replies that "neither one of us has had a brother for quite some time".  - The Straight Story
  • But most of these "new" discoveries are actually quite old, to which he refers to as "the signs of the ages".  - Glen or Glenda
  • However, the Englishman's troubles are not quite over, as he is dragged away by an unseen force and rendered unconscious.  - Dracula

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