gist
Example Sentences
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This pretty much captures the gist of the show’s debut season.
From Salon
“When I was a young guy,” Perryman said, “my head was all over the place — just trying to get the gist of the NFL. They taught me how to be where my mind is.”
From Los Angeles Times
I exclaim after I sign the gist of the announcement to Autumn.
From Literature
Beowulf’s picture was far more elaborate than those of his siblings, and it did need a bit more work coloring in the background, but the gist of it was on full, frightening view.
From Literature
In a novel of many threads, this is the gist: The saved are those who aren’t ashamed of who they are or where they came from.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
