How to Use the gist in a Sentence

the gist

noun
  • But the gist of his comments were that gains are still there to be made with the Heat.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2022
  • Yeah, there’s other stuff mixed in there fasho, but that’s the gist of it.
    Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The titles change after that, but the gist remains the same.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Back to the gist of his message: Don’t be afraid to express your views.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The one consciousness has no idea what the other one is up to, is the gist of it all.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • So the gist of this story so far is that Ohtani’s close friend betrayed him.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • And yeah, just really get into the gist of like, this new phase in my life.
    L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2024
  • That’s the gist of the headlines about a recent war game from a Washington think-tank.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Diners who know the menu at Coni’Seafood will recognize the gist of many dishes.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • There are glory moments but the real work isn’t as glamorous, is the gist.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Or at least that’s the gist of a recent report by Alludo.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Regardless of the delivery method, the gist was the same: new jobs for everyone.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Perhaps then there will be more enlightenment, but that’s the gist of where things stand with the Hornets’ big man.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That’s the gist of the business lobby’s lawsuit over the California laws.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That’s the gist, at any rate, of Agatha, in which Vanessa Redgrave plays a fragile, delicate Christie.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Does the force of that momentum obscure the gist of the ideology, or soothe it, or excuse it?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
  • That was the gist of Katie Szykman’s mother’s advice when the 23-year-old Philadelphian called in a panic.
    Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Money is a touchy subject for many young adults, or at least that’s the gist of a new report by the Principal® Foundation.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But while the Hamas and Russia messages make Binance look shady, the gist of the lawsuit isn’t about criminal behavior.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Here, too, the decoding model captured the gist of the unspoken version.
    Oliver Whang, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • But here’s the gist: Ripple created a bunch of XRP, kept a lot of it for itself and its executives, and sold the rest—more than $1 billion’s worth—to the public.
    Wired, 10 Aug. 2022
  • That was the gist of headlines two years ago, when Swift’s Eras Tour resulted in a ticket-sales fiasco of epic proportions.
    Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • This 'official teaser' is a short but exciting one that jumps right into the action and the gist of these characters.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
  • This may explain why the publication of Mann's sequel has made much less of a splash than did 1491; the gist of the argument and much of the evidence are so familiar.
    Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2012
  • Active listeners vary by service, but the gist is people can speak their minds for about an hour to someone who won't chime in like a therapist would.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Getting the gist Think of this approach as collapsing public opinion.
    Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 20 June 2023
  • Here, presented with intercutting flashbacks, the gist of his story doesn’t lose its power, but the words somehow do.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Meta is giving away some of the family jewels: That’s the gist of an announcement from the company formerly known as Facebook this week.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The rules are complicated, but the gist is simple: Payments are based on your earnings and family size and readjusted each year.
    Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • As the meal proceeds, Ruan guides me — per my asking — through the gist of Jōji’s creative philosophy, and what makes the team he’s assembled distinctive.
    Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023

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