paraphrase
Example Sentences
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To paraphrase some anonymous wag, never let a cross-cultural calamity go to waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But to paraphrase the Book of Ecclesiastes, there’s a time and a place for everything.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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
He was the only person she ever knew who could paraphrase three authors into one sentence and have them all make sense.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing paraphrase
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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