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Use "excerpting" in a sentence
"Its hard to do this article justice in excerpting it, so I encourage you to follow the link above and read the whole thing, but hear are some choice highlights (bold emphasizes some particular passages I will comment on)"
"I do like the idea of excerpting recent posts on the main page to entice the reader to click on -- maybe that would work, I'd just need to check one page to see if there was anything interesting to read on any of sub-sites."
"Titus doesn't address the issue of excerpting which is what I do at all, but merely states that it's necessary for those who post articles in full to seek permission first."