paraphrase

Example Sentences

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To paraphrase Milton Friedman, we’re all wartime economies now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But to paraphrase Norma Desmond, it’s his ambition to say something meaningful that’s gotten small.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

To paraphrase Coach Nick Saban: When it comes to these three American icons, it probably pays to trust the process.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

To paraphrase William Faulkner about the South, the past is never dead in Southern California — it isn’t even past.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

No prose paraphrase can give any idea of Pindar, except, perhaps, something of his singular power for vivid and minutely detailed description.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton