in someone's words

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

As discussed in Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism, the worst consequence of failing to acknowledge sources is to yourself: if you paste in someone's words as your own, you will miss the opportunity to add your commentary, and therefore miss an opportunity to grow as a thinker and writer.

The thought of a well-trained cardiologist divorcing himself from the realm of sanity and performing general anesthesia in someone's bedroom defies words.

Here, the two discuss airing family secrets and reading about one's self in someone else's words.

We read poetry because it's exhilarating to recognize ourselves in someone else's words, and it delights some sacred part of us when we see a familiar part of the world in a new and strange light.

Just hearing about yourself in someone else's words can be very enlightening.

And in someone's reply were the words "nothing left", which is where we are.

Someone's words echoed in my head: I get why somebody'd want to hit the ejection switch, but why make it harder on all of us?

You can literally put words in someone's mouth.

Also, in the traditional Chinese culture, understanding the true meaning of someone's words can be quite tricky.

For the public, a lot of times it's very important to know who your top law enforcement person is in your area and whether they believe in enforcing that someone's word is their bond.

With those things in the past, there's so much baggage and they're shorthand for things that you can't unpack what's in someone's mind when they hear those words.