How to Use quasi in a Sentence
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So here are some quasi-Zen aphorisms that might help you.
— Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2021 -
Some of the states suing are home to quasi-state agencies that service these types of loans.
— John Fritze, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022 -
Some of those can be quasi-invasive if they’re not kept in check.
— Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022 -
The house is a quasi-performance space for the Jubilee Singers and a place of refuge for students.
— NBC News, 7 Oct. 2021 -
The quasi-private Wagner Group is the force that Putin sends into the meat grinder of the toughest battles.
— Peter Bergen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Unable to take the field with her teammates, Bre Moloney adopted a quasi-coaching role.
— Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022 -
There was an ethnic, quasi-Balkan vibe to some of the soft geometric shapes in square shirt pockets.
— Thomas Adamson, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020 -
And like any good quasi-prosperity gospel, a sweeper has to get her mind right.
— Katherine Lucky, The New Republic, 14 May 2021 -
Even 2020’s quasi-heist movie Soul punctures holes in the idea that creative passion makes life worth living.
— Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2022 -
There could still be a quasi-compromise: a dose that includes two spike variations, maybe more, in the same shot.
— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 May 2022 -
The messages from the quasi-mythical figure of Q that had once helped drive all this on have all but dried up since Election Day.
— Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021 -
The Tokyo area — made up of 23 central wards and six cities — will remain in its state of quasi-emergency until at least May 11.
— Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2021 -
But her life changed Feb. 1, the day a coup brought back full military rule to the country after years of quasi-democracy.
— New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021 -
What’s not so clear is why the Times, the quasi-official paper of the Democratic Party, would even report on this study.
— John R. MacArthur, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 -
The narrative is a quasi-mystery set in sunny climes that belie many a dark secret.
— David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021 -
That prompted the creation in October of that year of the Genesis Group, a quasi-branch of the church that would support Black members.
— The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021 -
Cunningham planned to make his first quasi-public appearance at an event since the news emerged.
— Gary D. Robertson, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020 -
What's set Moon Knight apart has been the fact that it's been the quasi-origin story of a new—and reasonably complex—new character.
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022 -
On the other, his father was nothing if not larger than life: the Pope to a quasi-literal degree.
— David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021 -
Japan is in the grips of a fourth wave of the pandemic, and has reimposed a quasi-state of emergency over much of the country, with bars and restaurants asked to close early.
— Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021 -
Despite the quasi-remote nature of in-person learning, they are forced to forge those links quickly.
— Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 29 Mar. 2021 -
The gang operates like a quasi-normal business, believe it or not.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 10 May 2021 -
The Mayor’s Fund has long been dogged by questions about its quasi-official status.
— New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 -
His quest is where the show gets his name — his devotion to a quasi-Santa Claus figure sets him up for failure every year.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2020 -
Get a bite to eat at the Cliffhanger Café, naturally located near the cliff, or opt to order your food to-go and set up a quasi-picnic on the grassy knoll.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023 -
The piece switches from quasi-reality to theatrical on a dime.
— Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 27 Jan. 2022 -
By then, the AP was a quasi-official recorder of election results nationwide.
— Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021 -
Here, the design is half-heartedly bold and quasi-apologetic.
— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2021 -
One way to reduce the per-unit cost of a bulb is to buy in bulk, and some catalogues offer quasi-wholesale prices with a minimum order size.
— Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021 -
Rosen also has long questioned why Johnson & Johnson was allowed to test the returned capsules, giving the company a quasi-investigative role alongside law enforcement.
— Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
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