excerpt
noun
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
excerpting
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present participleof excerpt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Cowley worked his magic again in launching Jack Kerouac’s career, spending years talking up and excerpting “On the Road” in magazines before publishing the 1957 Beat touchstone with Viking to immediate acclaim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Prosecutors leaned heavily on exchanges between Leopold and Edwards, excerpting from messages that suggested the relationship overstepped the traditional bounds of reporter and source.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
The couple met in 2012 in New York over a lunch to discuss the possibility of excerpting books published by Ms. Heimert’s company in the pages of The Journal’s weekend section.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2017
Even at 82, Steinem says the experience taught her something: “It made me understand the dangers of excerpting a few words.”
From Time ● May 5, 2016
For every one doth not know what is excerpting.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli
