precis
Example Sentences
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He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
Props, scripts, costumes and even a replica of the trailer from 1972’s “Pink Flamingos” serve as an immersive, chronological précis of Waters’s cinematic work.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2023
It made you précis in a really creative way.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2020
A zippy 1967 film by Jacques Tati, “Playtime,” has a scene that serves as a clean précis for “Figure It Out’s” credo.
From Washington Post • May 11, 2020
While the secretary wrote his précis at one side of the table, the Chief of Police prepared his mandato at the other side, repeating the words to the Carabineer who stood behind his chair.
From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir
Vocabulary lists containing precis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, Volume I
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