to 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
Investigators also found packaging foam at the site which they said was highly flammable and could have contributed to the quick progression of the blaze.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
The experts who spoke to BBC Verify said the blasts could not have been caused by a single tank, due to the quick succession in which the munitions hit the hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
But we can call them out and institute changes that will deny them the ability to prevent the exoneration dream from leading to the quick release of people like Christopher Dunn and Sandra Hemme.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
I watched my brother chew his fingernails down to the quick, and then keep biting.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
