How to use "gist" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "gist" in popular movie and book plots

• The gist of the story: The villagers at Jayashankarapuram find a map that is hidden in their ‘MGR Timesquare’.  - Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam
• Some versions (DVD English) leave out this scene and put the gist of its text over the scene before it.  - The Fox and the Child
• Meeting a young girl in the rain, Mathurin trusts her with the gist of his situation and asks if there is any way out.  - The Walking Drum
• How they cope up with the trauma, insecurity and uncertainty caused by Ramesan's plight, forms the gist of the movie.  - Thanmathra

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