How to Use the gist in a Sentence

the gist

noun
  • Of course, that’s the gist of any spread system.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Yeah, there’s other stuff mixed in there fasho, but that’s the gist of it.
    — Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • That’s stripped of some context … but the gist is compelling, no?
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • And yeah, just really get into the gist of like, this new phase in my life.
    — L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2024
  • So the gist of this story so far is that Ohtani’s close friend betrayed him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 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
  • As long as the gist remains intact and the story is served, anything goes.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are glory moments but the real work isn’t as glamorous, is the gist.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2022
  • That way, readers get the gist, but can easily find more info.
    — Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
  • That’s the gist of the headlines about a recent war game from a Washington think-tank.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023
  • While local ordinances get more specific on types of roadways, the gist stays the same.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
  • There are four long chapters with extensive footnotes on the subject in this immense book, but here’s the gist.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • There are four long chapters with extensive footnotes on the subject in this immense book, but here’s the gist.
    — Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Diners who know the menu at Coni’Seafood will recognize the gist of many dishes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Usually the algorithm on social media gets the gist.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the gist of the business lobby’s lawsuit over the California laws.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Here, too, the decoding model captured the gist of the unspoken version.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • Getting the gist Think of this approach as collapsing public opinion.
    — Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 20 June 2023
  • 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
  • At a snappy 15 minutes long, not much time was spent on each game — but there was enough in there to get the gist of most games in the presentation.
    — Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • After pitching the script to Brooks for 40 minutes, Gad said that the filmmaker got the gist.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 June 2025
  • That’s the gist of Misty Copeland’s reaction to the Chalamet ballet slam.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are some relatively tricky rules around selling these shares, but the gist is, these plans allow employees to buy stock at a discount to the actual share price.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the gist, at any rate, of Agatha, in which Vanessa Redgrave plays a fragile, delicate Christie.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023

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