12 example sentences using paraphrase.
Paraphrase used in a sentence
Paraphrase in a sentence as a noun
To paraphrase Ned Flanders "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas!
To paraphrase Hall on Voltaire, I'll defend to the death their right to be assholes.
To paraphrase Super Chicken, "They knew the job was dangerous when they took it.
To paraphrase Leonard Nimoy from the Simpsons [1]:The following article is true and by "true" I mean "false".
"I'll paraphrase what I said in the last thread: algebra isn't harder than other subjects, it's more objective.
By the way, this is extremely dangerous - to paraphrase Nietzsche: in solitude, whatever you bring with you grows.
Paraphrase in a sentence as a verb
My paraphrase of this article:"All of the blood sweat and tears poured into making programming more productive over the years just isn't good enough.
To paraphrase something Don Draper said, I've reached a point on my life where I think I've basically met every kind of person there is.
What sort of short-sighted ******* would propose such a thing?To those who yammer on about Netflix: Allow me to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin.
"It seems possible to paraphrase the entirety of this press release: "We recognize a lot of people hate us, but hey, we've got a lot of other people paying us who aren't you, so we can't be that wrong, can we?
I don't necessarily disagree with the points the author raises but to paraphrase JFK "ask not what your people can do for you, ask what you can do for your people".I've been in team leading positions before and my approach is this:1.
"Are we ever going to have a social network run by people with sufficient diplomatic skill to host a simple birthday party?Having said that: Rather than analyzing these clunker quotes any further I'd note that they are a journalist's paraphrase of what may well have been a gotcha question asked by the very same journalist.
Paraphrase definitions
rewording for the purpose of clarification
See also: paraphrasis