A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.
"The matador executed quite a series of passes with the cape to distract the charging bull before finally drawing it in for the kill."
"The quite in this context is not used as a noun; it functions exclusively as an adverb to modify adjectives or other adverbs, so no natural example sentence exists for that grammatical role."
to the greatest extent; completely
"you're quite right"
"she was quite alone"
"was quite mistaken"
"quite the opposite"
"not quite finished"
"did not quite make it"
actually or truly or to an extreme
"was quite a sudden change"
"it's quite the thing to do"
"quite the rage"
"Quite so!"
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
"The storm was quite fierce enough to knock down several trees in our neighborhood."
With verbs, especially past participles.
"I am quite exhausted after hiking up the mountain yesterday."
In plain English: Quite means to a certain degree or fairly well, but not completely.
"I am quite tired after running five miles."
Usage: Use quite to mean completely when modifying adjectives like exhausted or past participles such as finished. Avoid using it with positive adverbs where very is more natural for emphasis in everyday speech.
Indicates agreement; exactly so.
"That was quite a challenge!" she said, nodding in complete agreement with my assessment of the difficult puzzle.""
Quite evolved from the older word quit under the influence of Anglo-Norman French. Originally meaning "entirely" or "completely," it traveled into English alongside its relatives coy, quit, and quiet.