Sentence examples for Quite characteristically from inspiring English sources

On that final visit, she had said to him (quite characteristically), "Do you know who I am?

Immediately afterwards, however, and quite characteristically, Ibn Ezra continues his exposition in a somewhat different vein.

A second commonly used group of consonants is an emphatic set, similar to the pharyngeal fricatives but with phonetically quite different articulations; characteristically, emphatics are formed deeper down in the vocal tract and may involve different airstream mechanisms.

That's quite rare.' Though characteristically reluctant to single out Murphy's performance in what is very much an ensemble film, Loach finally came close to the heart of the young actor's particular strength.

Lesquerella canopies characteristically exhibit quite prominent and vibrant yellow flowers at anthesis, and remote detection of lesquerella flowering patterns can provide useful crop development information to aid management and breeding decisions.

Harold was slightly intimidating to work with but only because, characteristically, he paused quite a lot.

Variation: If you don't want this to taste quite as garlicky (it's characteristically Provençal), instead of mincing the garlic and tossing with the squash, peel and crush the garlic cloves.

Condi's pitch was characteristically canny, but not quite true.

But, equally characteristically, it does not quite convince.

There is a dynasty of sun kings, characteristically peaceful, that is quite distinct from the warlike moon kings.

Although both (quite independently of one another) are characteristically circumspect about the nature of mind, they may be considered substance dualists.