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'gist' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'gist' with 3 example sentences.


gist noun

: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience


  • Did I understand the gist of the question correctly?
  • I got the gist of what he was saying.
  • Nobody will say it so bluntly, but that is the gist of it.
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