paraphrase
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It is a good bet that, to paraphrase Al Jolson—who starred in the first talking movie a century ago—“You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
To paraphrase Homer Simpson, “It’s sad ‘cause it’s true.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 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 Jimbo: This is what we want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
In my account I have followed the stories given by the two tragic poets and by Theocritus, rather than Pindar, one of the most difficult of poets to translate or even to paraphrase.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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