How to Use summarize in a Sentence

summarize

verb

• To summarize, we need better schools.
• I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I presented earlier.
• He summarized by saying we needed better planning and implementation.
• Check the facts, summarize the next step, and keep your tone steady.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
• Some will summarize a long email in your inbox or even a thread.
  — WIRED, 4 Aug. 2023
• Here's what to look out for, with points summarizing what to know.
  — Tyler Bartlam, NPR, 13 May 2024
• Where does one start in summarizing such a speech?
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
• There is no need to summarize the report.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
• Each side will have two hours to summarize their case in a trial that has stretched on for six weeks.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022
• That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
• To summarize the rest would take a couple more columns-worth of length.
  — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
• One guest summarized what went wrong with what was supposed to be the wedding of the year.
  — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
• Grande then tried to summarize what went awry in the interview.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
• If a chat thread goes sideways, summarize choices in one note.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
• Use it to summarize lecture notes.
  — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
• Stories are summarized in a sentence or two, with links.
  — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
• Stories are summarized in a sentence or two, with links.
  — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 4 Mar. 2026
• So, to summarize, the storyline went from no shirt, to… shirt.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
• Ask it to summarize them, flag the risks and tell you how to negotiate.
  — Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Porzingis was asked to summarize his time in Dallas and the way things ended.
  — Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2022
• Don’t recite or summarize in the minutes what was said in open forum.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
• Still, to summarize the vibe so succinctly would be to miss the finer points.
  — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
• The Franken-bot did a decent job summarizing the book and its themes.
  — WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
• The multiple threats posed are summarized at the end of this briefing.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• Desplat also summarized the essence of the story and the film.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
• Sources close to the case summarized the letter to Airmail.
  — Staff Author, InStyle, 22 June 2026
• The predicament might have been best summarized midway through the second half.
  — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 10 Jan. 2018
• The device doesn’t just summarize what was said during a meeting.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• The 63-year-old star's resume is too lengthy and diverse to summarize.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
• When there is text, users will have options to rewrite or summarize the text, conduct a web search or send an email.
  — Ina Fried, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024