was paraphrasing
- past progressive of paraphrase.
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Verify he was "paraphrasing what I thought that meant to them", when he gave his Radio 4 interview.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
Thompson said she was paraphrasing, but said Barron continued while working with Thompson to “tell me how much he disliked working with State’s Attorney Mosby, and how he didn’t like her style and approach.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
No, he was paraphrasing a TV punditry question and then giving his direct answer to that TV punditry question.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2021
The line is such common wisdom that even its originator was paraphrasing it from some uncited source.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
This almost makes one think that the good Bishop was paraphrasing and reversing Voltaire's remark, "When a woman no longer finds herself acceptable to man she turns to God."
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert
