Example Sentences

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One chapter opens by quoting a New York Times review of a Bob Woodward book, including a line directly from the Woodward book, which in itself was summarizing the impressions of an anonymous source.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2019

The hardest part, he says, was summarizing the 126 cited studies — without using any scientific jargon.

From Nature • Jul. 22, 2014

On the screen, a news commentator was summarizing the day's happenings.

From The Big Trip Up Yonder by Vonnegut, Kurt