Examples of boldface in a Sentence
The headline was printed in boldface.
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Sharp runs down some of the more boldface-name contributions.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The restaurant, with backing from De Niro and a coterie of other boldface names, was catnip for supermodels, statesmen, and normal folks hoping to rub shoulders with celebrities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
The Black Rabbit is Jake’s bid for Manhattan royalty, a trend-setting restaurant-cocktail bar aimed at boldface names.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
However, although font sizes, boldface, italic, and underlining were supported, colors (and, additionally, font sizes) were still selected by traditional Mac pulldown menus.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The restaurant, with backing from De Niro and a coterie of other boldface names, was catnip for supermodels, statesmen, and normal folks hoping to rub shoulders with celebrities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
The Black Rabbit is Jake’s bid for Manhattan royalty, a trend-setting restaurant-cocktail bar aimed at boldface names.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
However, although font sizes, boldface, italic, and underlining were supported, colors (and, additionally, font sizes) were still selected by traditional Mac pulldown menus.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boldface
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“Boldface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boldface. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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boldface
noun
bold·face
ˈbōl(d)-ˌfās 
1
: a type having thick dark lines compare lightface
2
: printing set in boldface
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