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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was quoted" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when someone is citing or repeating something that someone else has said or written. Example: The article on climate change was quoted extensively in the debate over environmental policies.
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was quoted
noun
A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
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was quoted quite inaccurately.
Crime," Mr. Romney was quoted saying.
This isn't WikiLeaks," he was quoted saying.
"We're bleeding," she was quoted as saying.
"It's impossible," he was quoted as saying.
This was quoted by several newspapers.
"What tribunal?" Mr. Milosevic was quoted saying.
The charge was quoted at $4.39.
"No, no," he was quoted as saying.
This was quoted in the local paper.
I was quoted accurately and in context".
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