How to Use "Quarter" with Example Sentences

quarter (n): one-fourth of something; a 25-cent coin; three consecutive months of the year; an amount of time in sports game

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Used with verbs:

"She folded the paper into quarters."
(folded, cut, divided)

"He broke the loaf of bread into quarters."
(broke, sliced)

"He paid a quarter for the gumball."
(paid)

"They scored in the last quarter of the game."
(scored)

Used with adjectives:

"The team scored a point in the first quarter."
(first, second, third, fourth, last, opening, final)

"I have a collection of silver quarters."
(silver)

"I am taking a class during the summer quarter."
(summer, fall, winter, spring)

Used with prepositions:

"The property is over a quarter of an acre."
(of)

"We scored during the third quarter."
(during, in)