How to Use in summary in a Sentence
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Or, in summary, just keep doing what Williams has done since taking the Suns job in May of 2019.
—Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2021
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In response, the county is fighting back, with plans to ask a judge to throw the lawsuit out of court in summary judgment before the case proceeds to trial in February.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021
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To Paradise, though its plots are too various and intricate to even begin to capture in summary, moves smoothly and quickly.
—Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2021
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The soulful new anthem sees Porter flexing every inch of his impressive vocal range, while commenting on the state of affairs around the world (in summary: things are looking bad).
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2022
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Among their requests, the landlords want the court to enter orders of eviction in summary proceedings where a judgment of possession has been entered.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2021
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The framework, in summary, would reverse decades of government penny-pinching aimed at the most vulnerable members of society.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021
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Scores of Cubans who participated in recent mass protests have received sentences of up to one year in prison or house arrest in summary trials without due process, civil rights activists and relatives of detainees say.
—Santiago Pérez, WSJ, 26 July 2021
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In conclusion and in summary, Tim Calhoun is nearly the platonic ideal of a Forte character, lacking only the crucial interactions with the outside world that put our No. 1 character at the top.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2022
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Among the economist's tips for lower-carbon living in The Climate Book are keeping electronic products for much longer, buying less brand-new fashion, minimizing short-haul flights—in summary, possessing and using less, and sharing more.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2022
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Some information eventually would be made public, but only in summary form.
—Claire Healy, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
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The book sounds, in summary, terrible: pretentious, self-serious, unendurable.
—Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
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This publication contains information in summary form and is therefore intended for general guidance only.
—Quartz Creative For The Ey Organization, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2023
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Greek authorities didn't immediately respond to the report but have repeatedly denied claims that security forces are involved in summary deportations.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
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