Examples of pronounced in a Sentence
He walked with a pronounced limp.
The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.
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At about the same time Kittle was carted from the field, safety Ji’Ayir Brown emerged from the blue medical tent with a hamstring injury and a pronounced limp.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
As temperatures drop and humidity plummets, the skin’s natural moisture levels decline faster, fine lines look more pronounced, and that tight, uncomfortable feeling can become a near-daily occurrence.
—Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Those benefits are more pronounced for higher income Americans than for lower.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Regardless of how much weight was shed, those diminishing upsides were faster and more pronounced in people who stopped taking the weight-management medications compared to people who stopped participating in regimens such as the Diabetes Prevention Program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
As temperatures drop and humidity plummets, the skin’s natural moisture levels decline faster, fine lines look more pronounced, and that tight, uncomfortable feeling can become a near-daily occurrence.
—Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Those benefits are more pronounced for higher income Americans than for lower.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Regardless of how much weight was shed, those diminishing upsides were faster and more pronounced in people who stopped taking the weight-management medications compared to people who stopped participating in regimens such as the Diabetes Prevention Program.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounced. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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pronounced
adjective
pro·nounced
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: very noticeable
walk with a pronounced limp
pronouncedly
adverb
-ˈnau̇n(t)-səd-lē
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