Example Sentences

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If you are summarizing, you are condensing the words of someone else into a shorter form but still retaining the main point and major details.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

As with quoting and paraphrasing, provide formatted information about the original source when you are summarizing.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021