quite something
noun
: a major event
It was quite something for a small-town boy to be interviewed for the national news.
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The facilities at Cambridge Beaches' Ocean Spa are perhaps more memorable than the massage but both are quite something to experience.
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Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
The speed with which these opinions changed once England started winning under their new manager was quite something to behold.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Only two cameras, lighting shot by shot, and filming more than 20 pages of script per unit, per day… quite something.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
To actually get into a Gucci show at this time was quite something.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
And the accusations in this case are quite something.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 9 July 2024
The contrast between his Dr. Jonas Miller-type (Cary Elwes) character here and his upcoming character, Superman, is going to be quite something.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Just that last silent dream of his is quite something.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The three-dimensional thing is quite something in all three areas, but probably the biggest and most striking example is Shrek’s cottage.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
The speed with which these opinions changed once England started winning under their new manager was quite something to behold.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Only two cameras, lighting shot by shot, and filming more than 20 pages of script per unit, per day… quite something.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
To actually get into a Gucci show at this time was quite something.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
And the accusations in this case are quite something.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 9 July 2024
The contrast between his Dr. Jonas Miller-type (Cary Elwes) character here and his upcoming character, Superman, is going to be quite something.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Just that last silent dream of his is quite something.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The three-dimensional thing is quite something in all three areas, but probably the biggest and most striking example is Shrek’s cottage.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
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“Quite something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20something. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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