paraphrase

To paraphrase the late great Chick Hearn, “If the attendance was 51,144, many fans came dressed as empty seats.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In much the same way, Fallingwater’s projecting trays of space, which step up and outward, are a poetic paraphrase of what lies below, the stepped cascade that is nature’s own staircase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

To paraphrase Eric Cantona, you can change most things in life but never your football team.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

To paraphrase Stephen Miller, surely the most instrumental figure in the Trump White House, the only thing that matters is power.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

This is a paraphrase of Cowee’s story: Late one spring a large part of Tlingit ventured North to Yakutat to trade for copper.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Early in the book, Justice Kennedy paraphrases long conversations with family, friends and mentors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

The passages contain phrases that match exactly, as well as apparent paraphrases and structural similarities.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024

When it comes to motivating his children, Guy Fieri paraphrases the immortal words of Shaquille O’Neal: “If you want any of this cheese, you’ve gotta get two degrees.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

In the cartoon, which paraphrases his speech, Mr. Kerry stands at a podium and delivers a remark that reflects the lecture many African leaders feel they’ve been receiving from Western counterparts.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

"If it were a book of psalms and paraphrases, they might be of another mind," Judith said; but Prudence would not hear.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black

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

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

Mr McGrath's daughter, Noeleen, paraphrased Charles Dickens: "He was the best of men and not the worst of men."

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

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

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“My favorite Gene Roddenberry quote is … and I’m paraphrasing, but he said that there is some basic human need in that there is a tomorrow,” said Anson Mount, who stars in “Strange New Worlds.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

“There’s nobody who’s happy in all things,” according to Nicostratus, paraphrasing Euripides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet was at the event, and in Tapper and Thompson’s paraphrasing, it made him consider “what Biden’s age likely meant when it came to the issue of immigration.”

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2025

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

“Well, this is good news,” he says, and offers what I think is a bible quote, or at least a paraphrasing.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman