Explore Paraphrasing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Paraphrasing meaning
present participle and gerund of paraphrase
Using Paraphrasing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of paraphrase
- In the example corpus, paraphrasing often appears in combinations such as: paraphrasing the, am paraphrasing, said paraphrasing.
Context around Paraphrasing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paraphrasing
- In this selection, "paraphrasing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sometimes, notes, george and basic stand out and add context to how "paraphrasing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and just paraphrasing something they and by sometimes paraphrasing barry davies. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paraphrasing" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paraphrasing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Of course, I am paraphrasing. (5 words)
Tankle said, paraphrasing a famous about the Holocaust. (8 words)
Paraphrasing the document, he’d share these words. (8 words)
Paraphrasing Martin Luther King Jr., I refuse to accept the view that Igbos are so tragically bound to the starless midnight of Atiku and Peter Obi that the bright daybreak of love and brotherhood can be sacrificed. (37 words)
We couldn't do justice to what he wrote by paraphrasing, so we've included the full text – but here's the part of what Hoechlin had to share that hit hard. (32 words)
Paraphrasing the Joyce Kilmer classic poem Trees, the City of Vernon encourages residents to celebrate Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) by participating in the Vernon Tree Program. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Paraphrasing the Joyce Kilmer classic poem Trees, the City of Vernon encourages residents to celebrate Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) by participating in the Vernon Tree Program.
Spacing out studying time and paraphrasing notes are all effective ways to study, but categorizing information is also particularly important.
Tankle said, paraphrasing a famous about the Holocaust.
Paraphrasing the document, he’d share these words.
We couldn't do justice to what he wrote by paraphrasing, so we've included the full text – but here's the part of what Hoechlin had to share that hit hard.
I only know this because I am paraphrasing a article — probably the closest I will ever come to reading the book.
Paraphrasing Wm James, we piously raise the banner of high morality while we march down the road of pure self-interest.
Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel was reduced to paraphrasing George Orwell.
He described conversations with Mr. Trump, paraphrasing the president as saying, "Look, this is a corrupt place.
Not only has Trump attacked Schiff over the incident, but he’s gone far further and absurdly characterized his paraphrasing as tantamount to treason.
Of course, I am paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing the esteemed Plato, be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle–one that looks remarkably similar to our own.
Polar has a post about that too, even though it doesn’t cite other medical sources and opts for paraphrasing basic concepts.
He said (paraphrasing) ” If I’m gonna go down, I’m gonna go down slinging.
I am paraphrasing — probably badly because I do not get it — and I am not sure if I am meant to take chakras literally.
In addition Tite had addressed the reliance on Neymar by sometimes, paraphrasing Barry Davies’ immortal line, “using him by not using him”.
It's another case of a journalist not bothering to talk to anyone knowledgable, and just paraphrasing something they heard.
Paraphrasing James Baldwin’s thesis in his seminal essay, “On Being ‘White’ and Other Lies,” Cleveland explained: “Whiteness can’t exist without being over and against blackness.
Paraphrasing Martin Luther King Jr., I refuse to accept the view that Igbos are so tragically bound to the starless midnight of Atiku and Peter Obi that the bright daybreak of love and brotherhood can be sacrificed.
Paraphrasing the prophet Joel, he added: “And if the young make the old dream, I assure you that the old will make the young prophesy.
Common combinations with paraphrasing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- paraphrasing the 6×
- am paraphrasing 3×
- said paraphrasing 2×
- by paraphrasing 2×
- to paraphrasing 2×
- was paraphrasing 2×
- paraphrasing one 2×