We are rather prone to think that this great spirit of going far afield for knowledge's sake is recent, or, at least, quite modern.
The most surprising chapter in the history of the book is that for some two centuries, in quite modern times, it was used as a text-book of anatomy at the University of Paris.
One of the darkest pages in the history of European civilisation may be filled with a description of the sufferings which were inflicted upon those miserable beings up to quite modern times.
Nay, even in quite modern times, in Christian countries, where negro slavery prevailed as a recognised institution, the life of the slave was only inadequately protected by their laws.
Increasing severity has been a characteristic of European legislation up to quite modern times.
The church of St-Jean-Baptiste, quite modern, is of excellent style and workmanship.
The church of St-Joseph is quite modern, 1860, despite its blackened walls.
There was, indeed, some centuries later than the Roman occupation, a period coming down to quite modern times, during which English iron-mines were left almost unworked.
Boecklin paints the antique figures in their eternal fulness and youth; but he is quite modern in sentiment and in his highly developed technique.
Quite modern is that distinguished sense for costume which made him a leader of fashion.
The studio, which he built for himself, was as large as a ballroom, and furnished with a quite modern luxury.
The present edifice is of quite modern construction, replacing the original chapel erected by the Spaniards, which was destroyed by fire.
In its present form the town is quite modern, but from the earliest times there has been a village here.
The cathedral is quite modern, having been erected within the last forty years; it faces the Plaza Mayor, where there is a bronze statue of the patriot Hidalgo.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quite modern" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
