Verb (used without object), : The senator said, quote, I am unalterably opposed to this policy, unquote. From Dictionary.com.
And you said at that time, quote, "You've got to be kidding?" unquote -- in other words, no way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2002] Reference
I let the line width change within the same character in order to evoke an underlying picture:'unquote'. From Wordnik.com. [How to make money with free software...] Reference
That is pop music's promise and problem, or danger, unquote. From Wordnik.com. [The Fiery Furnaces, 'Going Away' From Excess] Reference
Columbus set forth to find the, quote, unquote, "new world.". From Wordnik.com. [Sailor Abby Sunderland's Parents: Brave Or Bad?] Reference
There's no piano or guitar, sort of quote, unquote. "comping along". From Wordnik.com. [Newport Jazz 2010: The Lesser-Known Giants] Reference
The Democratic Party doesn't really exist as a quote-unquote "party.". From Wordnik.com. [Reich's Reprimand] Reference
At one point you used the voice of a quote-unquote "scary black man.". From Wordnik.com. [Dirty Tricks] Reference
They did everything quote-unquote "by the book," whoever wrote the book. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Prior says not to blame the Nationals for Stephen Strasburg's injury] Reference
And that's terrible for writing and terrible for quote-unquote serious books. From Wordnik.com. [Books: Errors And 'Corrections'] Reference
It's a play about comic human foibles, even if it has a quote-unquote sad ending. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chekhov] Reference
And really kind of, I think, sort of, on my own terms quote, unquote, "perfecting it.". From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Scenes Of 'Rachel Getting Married'] Reference
For many years, I've wanted to do a, quote-unquote, "world music" record, if you will. From Wordnik.com. [Regina Carter: Translating African Folk To The Jazz Violin] Reference
You don't know if it's a foreign-controlled corporation or a big oil company, unquote. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win] Reference
MARTIN: Well, a lot of people say that your music is, quote-unquote, "Americana" music. From Wordnik.com. [Kingsley Flood: Pushing Past Americana] Reference
He took what was previously a quote-unquote "exotic" place and people and made them real. From Wordnik.com. [If He Hollers: Remembering Chester Himes] Reference
To begin with, this is your first, quote, unquote, "Christmas style" release in 45 years. From Wordnik.com. [Odetta: Live at 75 with 'Let It Shine'] Reference
SAGAL: So one thing we hear about you guys is that you are a great bar band, quote, unquote. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Finn Of 'The Hold Steady' Plays Not My Job] Reference
"The point is not that quote-unquote operating systems are going to disappear," Maritz said. From Wordnik.com. [VMware's ex-Microsoft exec Paul Maritz says Windows no longer center of innovation] Reference
We were hired to play Virginia Tech, the day after the incident, quote, unquote, "the incident.". From Wordnik.com. [The Roots: Rising Up with 'Rising Down'] Reference
So one person administered shocks to another person, who was, quote, unquote "learning something.". From Wordnik.com. [Dar Williams: Time, Tides And Empty Spaces] Reference
Mr. SALAM: He said a lot of things that were, quote-unquote, "off the hook" throughout the campaign. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': Where Does Rand Paul Stand On Civil Rights?] Reference
I don't think that any of us who have quote unquote made it understand what it means to have no hope. From Wordnik.com. [Race: Our Dilemma Still] Reference
I mean, a female singer, quote unquote, "may be allowed to express a wider play of emotional colors.". From Wordnik.com. [Andy Bey's 'American Song'] Reference
And this time, the neurologist wrote that Medina seems to be, quote, "playing the sick role," unquote. From Wordnik.com. [With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Soldiers Face Battle For Care] Reference
TUCKER: On that song, Jeff Tweedy calls his listeners, children, and exhorts them to quote unquote "grow up.". From Wordnik.com. [With 'Wilco', Wilco Shows Its Earnest Side] Reference
But as, you know, I've grown up, I've seen the way that we've changed in this, quote, unquote, "post 9/11 world.". From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: Nine Years On, 9/11 Legacy Is Divisiveness] Reference
It's, you know, sometimes the guys get frustrated because Mary and I use all these, quote, unquote, "intangibles.". From Wordnik.com. [The Detroit Cobras, Making Old Rock New] Reference
It is a music that is not concerned with just the aristocratic values or the, quote, unquote, "lower-end attitudes.". From Wordnik.com. [Marcus Roberts: 'Playing The History Of Jazz'] Reference
But the impulse I think may be to write a story that says Barack Obama represents a quote-unquote postracial politics. From Wordnik.com. [Following His Instincts] Reference
"What do you think the consequences should be of the comments that you made about the quote-unquote professional left?". From Wordnik.com. [Robert Gibbs keeps jabbing the left] Reference
Ms. McCLELLAND: That's sort of like BP saying that it's going to settle all, quote-unquote, "legitimate claims," right?. From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: Reporters Covering Oil Spill Stymied] Reference
Mr. MIDON: What I try to do is take the parts of it that I think have a shot at being, quote, unquote, "commercially viable.". From Wordnik.com. [Raul Midon: Meditations on Success and Soul] Reference
With Brett Favre announcing his quote/unquote retirement, it's no doubt every national sports medium will be on "Favre Watch 2010.". From Wordnik.com. [Adio Royster: Who's Your Padre?] Reference
And the big news out of there, Michel, was the resolution condemning the quote, unquote, "racist element" in the Tea Party movement. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': Is Tea Party Criticism Of The NAACP Legitimate?] Reference
But in regards to, you know, a DIY space versus a quote-unquote legal or traditional venue, both of them have the same ups and downs. From Wordnik.com. [On Tour With Dan Deacon And His Veggie Oil Van] Reference
They suggest that Washington is in cahoots with liberal elites to take away, quote-unquote, "your money" and give it to somebody else. From Wordnik.com. [Reich's Reprimand] Reference
And Spain and others have been pushing the Cuban government to quote, unquote, "make some meaningful gestures," to show some goodwill. From Wordnik.com. [Cuban Government Responds To Activist Hunger Strikes] Reference
And, again, like I said, it's very refreshing to just, you know, be there and have friends, as opposed to quote, unquote, being the token. From Wordnik.com. [Move Over 'Sex And The City,' Hello, 'Real Girls'] Reference
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