Examples of 'were not quite' in a sentence

Meaning of "were not quite"

were not quite - not entirely ready or fully prepared for something

How to use "were not quite" in a sentence

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were not quite
Many young people were not quite so lucky.
Were not quite so happy about it as you appear to be.
And the lyrics were not quite lyrical.
We were not quite sure how we could accomplish this.
My mind and heart were not quite in sync.
You were not quite dead yet.
It would seem my considerations were not quite appropriate.
Things were not quite like you thought.
But his fitness levels were not quite up.
The results were not quite those anticipated.
I thought four or five of the players were not quite at it.
Governments were not quite ready for this.
Been times on other worlds where you were not quite yourself.
Some of them were not quite as incompetent as the others.
There were other bodies that were not quite complete.

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They were not quite quick enough.
They lived among us but were not quite like us.
There were not quite as many plants as last year.
Students interviewed in the survey were not quite as positive.
The roads were not quite roads anymore.
The two agents that were with me were not quite so lucky.
Yet they were not quite in orbit.
About the fullness of their lives they were not quite so sure.
Perhaps you were not quite convincing.
Were not quite the way we were.
I explained how you were not quite yourself before.
They were not quite as powerful but gave a particularly clear sound.
The principals were not quite.
They were not quite there.
Some of the streets around here were not quite so inviting.
You were not quite so important.
But his reticence and mine were not quite similar.
These essays were not quite like anything ever done before.
My other games in the tournament were not quite so brilliant.
You were not quite right.
The blankets she was given were not quite enough.
Others were not quite as active.
That year the laughter and jokes were not quite the same.
They were not quite human.
The general opinion is that the left liberals were not quite so ineffective as the.
A few things were not quite in order when we arrived.
But I think some other parties were not quite so willing.
Americans were not quite ready for a real change.
The stranger 's intentions were not quite my kind.
For things were not quite as they were before magic came back.
Maybe they were browsing and were not quite ready to convert.
But they were not quite the success the experts anticipated.
Unfortunately his efforts were not quite fulfilled ".
As if she were not quite sure about what to do with her own body.
But the president 's words were not quite an endorsement.

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