How to Use quint in a Sentence

quint

noun
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  • The quints are now 3 years old and big sister Blayke is 8.
    — Temi Adebowale, Country Living, 28 June 2018
  • Olivia wears circle earrings, while the rest of the quints wear stars.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 11 June 2019
  • The oldest of the quints, Ava and Olivia, are identical twins.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 15 June 2018
  • The parents of the two-year-old quints, as well as 6-year-old daughter, Blayke, came face to face with the reality of Adam's condition.
    — Carly Breit, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2017
  • But that’s not the only cause for celebration: The couple’s eldest daughter Blayke just turned 7 on April 5, and the quints turned 3 on April 8.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • As Danielle tells us, the quints are gearing up to start their last year of pre-kindergarten, while Blayke is going into third grade and enrolled in her school's gifted and talented (G&T) program.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2019
  • Frederick added that Louisville Fire is already using quints at two other stations.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2019
  • Adam and Danielle Busby, parents of the famous Busby quints, are often flooded with prodding comments from fans online.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 23 July 2019
  • The quint will be housed at Station No. 2, which previously didn’t have a truck with engine capabilities.
    — Anna Bybee-Schier, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • One of the quints, baby Dillon, was barely breathing upon delivery and ended up needing to spend more time in the neonatal intensive care unit after his siblings went home.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Complications from the preeclampsia prevented Briana from seeing the quints until the day after delivery, which made for an even more emotional first meeting.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2017
  • Complications from the preeclampsia prevented Briana from seeing the quints until the day after delivery, which made for an even more emotional first meeting.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2017

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