the quick

Example Sentences

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Aerosols contributed to the quick spread of Covid-19.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

But “for really driving loyalty, if you’re going for the quick traffic hit, it won’t be sustained. That’s proven over and over again.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

It was the quick and savvy choices he made that helped the company, and its stock, eventually soar.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Batson already places extraordinary weight on the quick instincts of trial judges and the exactitude of trial lawyers in the compressed theater of jury selection.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

“Be happy for me,” she says, and I feel cut to the quick.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black