How to Use "gist" with Example Sentences

1. The gist : be patient , people .

2. The gist of his answer ?

3. Wimmer doesn 't think so since the gist of the experiments have already escaped .

4. As prime minister , however , he and his party appear to have got the gist of what democracy really means .

5. To judge by the diversity of their slogans , placards and websites , you pays your money ( metaphorically ) and you takes your choice . But there is no mistaking the gist .