Cliffs Notes
AmericanEtymology
Origin of Cliffs Notes
After Cliff Hillegass, founder of Cliffs Notes, Inc.
Example Sentences
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Those are eye-catching lowlights, Cliffs Notes for a concerning trend.
From Seattle Times
Doerr’s entertaining and intricate novel wasn’t one that called out for Cliffs Notes.
From New York Times
But for anyone who got an A-minus or lower in high school physics and longs for the Cliffs Notes version, here it is: Our universe is large, far larger than we can conceive of, and possibly part of a strangely behaved multiverse, and it all started from a point infinitesimally small that erupted in a bang indescribably big.
From Washington Post
“I would like to do digital programs, maybe 15 to 20 minutes on the website. Like Cliffs Notes,” Jaffe continued.
From Washington Post
“I sort of gave her the Cliffs Notes version, to give her some inspiration.”
From The Verge
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