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How can you use the word quote-unquote in your discussion or a sentence?

"I'm not sure I'd call it a 'career' exactly," she said, "more of a series of 'adventures,' quote-unquote."

Here, "quote-unquote" is used to signal that the speaker is using the words "career" and "adventures" in a sarcastic or ironic way. It implies that she doesn't fully agree with the labels, perhaps because she considers her work more chaotic or less conventional than a typical career.

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