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Example sentences for: gist

How can you use “gist” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The NYT explains the gist of the FCC ruling: If a market has at least eight independently owned TV stations, then one company can own two.
(Click here to read a "Gist" on the Nation.)
I shall try to reduce its gist to a few paragraphs of my own words.
"The Gist" brings together all the varying explanations for the president's alleged behavior, looking for a unified theory.
(For a primer on NATO expansion, see Slate's "The Gist."