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quote-unquote
interjection
- an expression used before or part before and part after a quotation to identify it as such, and sometimes to dissociate the writer or speaker from it
Example Sentences
“I grew up in the art world with a lot of quote-unquote ‘serious artists’ who would certainly look down upon getting involved in a more commercial thing like that,†says Gabriel Held, 39, a New York-based stylist and vintage archivist.
“Typically TPS is reserved for countries where it's just egregious and obvious that it's not safe to be there. My understanding of the South African quote-unquote ‘crisis’ is it only applies to a certain population, if you will,†she told Salon.
“I think in COVID, we got used to the idea that kids are, quote-unquote, fine,†Chin-Hong said.
Because I think Jomo’s best example of the quote-unquote failure of POV, typically, to have an emotional connection and to approach something that’s reasonable, is in “Lady in the Lake,†the main character, who’s the camera, gets a kiss from a woman and she kisses the lens and so she’s kissing the eye.
“There are very proud legacy generational families in Altadena that have passed their homes down from family member to family member that have very strong opinions about Altadena never changing versus a number of new families who have moved up into the area because it is quote-unquote more affordable than Pasadena in some places,†Knapp said.
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