Example Sentences

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Schenck paraphrased Suozzi’s remarks: “I don’t tell anybody this, but, you know, I’ve been, I bunked up at C Street.”

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Some responses are paraphrased for clarity or condensed for brevity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It paraphrased him as saying that not everything that was being written was true.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In the latter portions of the book, though, paraphrased conversations raise real questions—especially his conversations with Scalia, whom he recalls as a great friend, which is no doubt true.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The italicized language in the description of the referenced text exchange is paraphrased, not directly quoted.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover