paraphrasing

Example Sentences

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“They said they would come,” Enguidanos said, paraphrasing a typical response, “and they just didn’t show up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Sayers praised the art underlying the artifice, paraphrasing Aristotle on the practice of literary deception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In the proffer, Blanche essentially asked her, and I’m paraphrasing, Why don’t you explain that to me?

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

“We live in a country where we don’t ask what we can do for our country,” Booker said, paraphrasing President John F. Kennedy.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

“Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil,” he says, paraphrasing Matthew 6:13.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel