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apercu

[ US /ˈæpɝˌsu/ ]
NOUN
  1. a short synopsis

How To Use apercu In A Sentence

  • Well, whinges the person who thinks that this is a truly astonishing apercu, Tony Blair listens to him all the time and does what he is told. I don't necessarily agree with all they do but ....
  • With that apercu, the President joined a long line of gaffe-making chief executives that includes Ronald Reagan ("We begin bombing in five minutes") and Jimmy Carter (who told congressmen that, if Sen. Edward Kennedy were to run against him, "I'll whip his ass"). President Bush’s Swearing Ceremony - Tuned In - TIME.com
  • Until then, he remains a skilled dispenser of aperçus but little more - a novelist who is waiting to excel.
  • Kris left Robin explaining an apercu to Evelyn and walked me to the edge of the terrace to look at the moon reflected in the pool. Second Wind
  • His specific topics are not themselves new - politics in Meistersinger, religion in Parsifal, and so on - but there are undoubted insights and aperçus.
  • I found myself wondering how much this dazzling aperçu cost the British taxpayer.
  • A choice apercu, a few glancing blows, a feint – then the full body slam. Cinéphile
  • His anecdotes and aperçus are to the point.
  • Curious, I thought, and perhaps the sort of apercu that would finally bring me tenure! The Mata Hari of the Faculty Lounge
  • Enfin a force de courir et de chercher quelque chose qu'ils pussent manger, ils apercurent entre les rochers qui etoient le long du rivage, de gros limacons, et de plus petits, qui y venoient de la mer, et dont le gout, qui etoit passable, parut excellent a des gens affamez. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1
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