How to Use quasi in a Sentence

quasi

adjective
Definition of quasinext
  • So here are some quasi-Zen aphorisms that might help you.
    — Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Some of the states suing are home to quasi-state agencies that service these types of loans.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Some of those can be quasi-invasive if they’re not kept in check.
    — Jennifer Konerman, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The house is a quasi-performance space for the Jubilee Singers and a place of refuge for students.
    — NBC News, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The quasi-private Wagner Group is the force that Putin sends into the meat grinder of the toughest battles.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Unable to take the field with her teammates, Bre Moloney adopted a quasi-coaching role.
    — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
  • And like any good quasi-prosperity gospel, a sweeper has to get her mind right.
    — Katherine Lucky, The New Republic, 14 May 2021
  • Even 2020’s quasi-heist movie Soul punctures holes in the idea that creative passion makes life worth living.
    — Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2022
  • There could still be a quasi-compromise: a dose that includes two spike variations, maybe more, in the same shot.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 May 2022
  • The messages from the quasi-mythical figure of Q that had once helped drive all this on have all but dried up since Election Day.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021
  • The Tokyo area — made up of 23 central wards and six cities — will remain in its state of quasi-emergency until at least May 11.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But her life changed Feb. 1, the day a coup brought back full military rule to the country after years of quasi-democracy.
    — New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • What’s not so clear is why the Times, the quasi-official paper of the Democratic Party, would even report on this study.
    — John R. MacArthur, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
  • The narrative is a quasi-mystery set in sunny climes that belie many a dark secret.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • That prompted the creation in October of that year of the Genesis Group, a quasi-branch of the church that would support Black members.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Cunningham planned to make his first quasi-public appearance at an event since the news emerged.
    — Gary D. Robertson, Star Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020
  • What's set Moon Knight apart has been the fact that it's been the quasi-origin story of a new—and reasonably complex—new character.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
  • On the other, his father was nothing if not larger than life: the Pope to a quasi-literal degree.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Japan is in the grips of a fourth wave of the pandemic, and has reimposed a quasi-state of emergency over much of the country, with bars and restaurants asked to close early.
    — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Despite the quasi-remote nature of in-person learning, they are forced to forge those links quickly.
    — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • The gang operates like a quasi-normal business, believe it or not.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 10 May 2021
  • The Mayor’s Fund has long been dogged by questions about its quasi-official status.
    — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022
  • His quest is where the show gets his name — his devotion to a quasi-Santa Claus figure sets him up for failure every year.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Get a bite to eat at the Cliffhanger Café, naturally located near the cliff, or opt to order your food to-go and set up a quasi-picnic on the grassy knoll.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The piece switches from quasi-reality to theatrical on a dime.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 27 Jan. 2022
  • By then, the AP was a quasi-official recorder of election results nationwide.
    — Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Here, the design is half-heartedly bold and quasi-apologetic.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 June 2021
  • One way to reduce the per-unit cost of a bulb is to buy in bulk, and some catalogues offer quasi-wholesale prices with a minimum order size.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • What if Romeo and Juliet had lived, grown up into quasi-functional adults, and become each other’s one who got away?
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Rosen also has long questioned why Johnson & Johnson was allowed to test the returned capsules, giving the company a quasi-investigative role alongside law enforcement.
    — Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022

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