How to Use emphasize in a Sentence

emphasize

verb

• But the court emphasized that the penalty should be closely tied to the cost of the training.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The digital crown is just the right size, and the side button doesn’t protrude too much from the case — all of which emphasize the watch’s sleek profile.
  — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 19 July 2023
• Stretching the lightest one up to the ceiling emphasizes its height, making this space feel airy.
  — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2023
• Researchers emphasized that the rise in abortions so far in 2023 does not mean that state bans have had no impact on access.
  — Amy Schoenfeld Walker and Allison McCann, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• The jacket’s hem was emphasized by an oversized belt with a gold belt buckle as the garment’s closing clasp.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Lawmakers were keen to emphasize how the bill calls for a 5.2% boost in service member pay, the biggest increase in more than 20 years.
  — CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Stegall emphasized that the park was still open and that McDonald was parked legally.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• Those films that did succeed emphasized the fresh over the familiar.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 Dec. 2023
• White emphasized again that Woll’s death doesn’t appear to be a result of antisemitism.
  — Ed White, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
• Crowley, too, has emphasized that Milwaukee County is not out of the woods.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
• Performing with a live band and two back-up singers, the singer emphasized the psychedelic vibe of the track with smoke and a hazy rainbow backdrop.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
• All of the show’s installations emphasize these themes.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
• Her hair was mostly swept up into a bun, emphasizing the straight line of her slightly spiky new bangs.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Aug. 2023
• What bears emphasizing is that this is purely a civil suit, and one filed almost a year later.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
• Although the polling is worrisome for the president, Mr. Biden still has a year to campaign, which his team emphasized on Sunday.
  — Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• These types of men, on another series, might have gotten an edit that just emphasized their being rough around the edges.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
• Bibb and Drummond emphasized that a high level of collaboration with the patrol will remain in place over the long term.
  — cleveland, 16 Aug. 2023
• The city’s police chief emphasized that the attack did not appear to be related to antisemitism.
  — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• For a stand of trees, light just one at the center to emphasize it; in a Japanese Zen garden, shine a single beam on a distinctive pattern in the rocks or a sculpture.
  — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• The dining room has big sliding doors and connects to a patio to emphasize indoor-outdoor living.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 June 2023
• Scripps emphasized that the AI tools will not be employed by journalists working in its local newsrooms around the country.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
• The governor's office emphasized that the child's death occurred miles upstream.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2023
• Woke emphasizes the ways in which particular groups have been denied justice, and seeks to repair the damage.
  — Time, 27 June 2023
• But from the outset of her campaign, Haley has not heavily emphasized her gender or race.
  — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
• Curry and Cotchery emphasized the importance of special teams for Duke’s chances of making the roster.
  — C Jackson Cowart, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• In an oral tradition, Gladstone emphasizes, there’s no one way of seeing things; each person’s narrative is the truth.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
• While there has been no implication to the contrary, it must be emphasized that Mr. Cohen did not engage in any misconduct.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Dec. 2023
• The messages to students, at times, grew intense, with speakers emphasizing the seriousness of the consequences of their own actions in the past.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
• On Saturday, Netanyahu emphasized that no deal is done.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• But even if a refund is made, Lewis emphasized that the requestor at least temporarily loses access to their money.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024