precis

A neat precis of Pakistan's World Cup campaign, overall.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

A recurring line from “First Reformed” feels like a precis for all of these: Will God forgive us?

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

"The performances are accomplished. Norton gives us a soul broken into fragments. The play, inevitably can only deliver a precis of a book that sprawls over some 700 pages."

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023

And there let me stop, even though Connington’s provocative and suspenseful novel includes much more than I’ve touched on in this partial precis.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2021

“That document, you understand,” said Poirot, “is a mere precis of the evidence we heard, arranged that way for convenience.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

As a précis to a larger, more scholarly work, it lacks the depth and historical context that many enthusiasts of classical drama may be hungry for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

A précis of Elmer’s early life in Maine is run through by members of the eight-person cast in the bouncy, no-nonsense manner of a graphic novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025

The movie gives a moving précis of their work-life collaboration before addressing the decisions Jones made in the aftermath of Zane’s death.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

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

The following, however, you may consider as a tolerably fair précis of what took place.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Major W. E Frye