Sentence examples for a quite long from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a quite long" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when describing something that is long in a more informal context, but it is better to use "quite long" without the article "a."
Example: "The meeting was quite long, lasting over three hours."
Alternatives: "fairly long" or "rather long."

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Antoninus Pius again was–he reigned for a quite long time.

It was found from the experiment that the sensor could be applied for a quite long time (about 90 times).

In contrast, a quite long, fully fluted point made from a yet longer preform was the intended product of the Folsom knapper.

Fatigue is the loss of strength and other important properties as a result of stressing over a quite long period of time.

A mediator based lactate sensor using these derivatives was found to be nearly independent of oxygen concentration, showed a low level of interference effect, and a quite long durability.

Retrievable filters are a new generation of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and represent an attractive option because they may be either left in place permanently or safely retrieved after a quite long period when they become unnecessary.

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I think it's an early reflection of a quite long-term environmental awareness".

So I sent Land Rover an addendum — quite a long addendum.

"It's been a trend for quite a long time.

Depending on the circumstances, this may take a short or quite a long time.

"It has been an anomaly for quite a long time.

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