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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Super Bowl Tickets Are Not Cheap This isn't the first time this has happened, although the scale this year is quite something.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
On cue then, and with quite something to prove given his long and glaring absence, Baffert is back in fighting form with the leading colt in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby, Cornucopian.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And so explicitly fighting musk will be quite something.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 June 2025
Glad All Over generating mass tingles, with the HF at its epicentre, was quite something.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The 20-year-old only started his first league match three weeks ago but has added a lot to City’s game in such a short space of time, which is quite something.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This Guardian article about a woman who quit her job, closed her bank account, and lives without money is quite something.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Apr. 2025
Even in the very different context of the South American international game, where the tempo of play is slightly more relaxed and teams retain possession in deep positions without being pressured immediately, this was quite something.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
On cue then, and with quite something to prove given his long and glaring absence, Baffert is back in fighting form with the leading colt in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby, Cornucopian.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And so explicitly fighting musk will be quite something.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 June 2025
Glad All Over generating mass tingles, with the HF at its epicentre, was quite something.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The 20-year-old only started his first league match three weeks ago but has added a lot to City’s game in such a short space of time, which is quite something.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The Norwegian league is not the strongest in the world but a 15-year-old playing central midfield against grown men is quite something.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
This Guardian article about a woman who quit her job, closed her bank account, and lives without money is quite something.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Apr. 2025
Even in the very different context of the South American international game, where the tempo of play is slightly more relaxed and teams retain possession in deep positions without being pressured immediately, this was quite something.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Quite something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20something. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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