Examples of boldface in a Sentence
The headline was printed in boldface.
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The hotel originally opened in 1929 and has long attracted boldface names from Prince Rainier and Princess Grace to Richard Gere, Nina Dobrev and Shaun White, the latter of whom visited after an extensive renovation in 2024.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Its impressive roster of partners includes boldface names like John Legend, Kerry Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Madonna, Bradley Cooper, Rosario Dawson, Shawn Mendes, Alex Cooper, Jonathan Bailey or Lilly Singh.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Anyway, the entry form won’t transmit boldface or other coding.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
Every dynamic contrast, every expressive gesture, was set in either italics or boldface — if not flashing neon.
—Dallas News, 14 June 2022
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Its impressive roster of partners includes boldface names like John Legend, Kerry Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Madonna, Bradley Cooper, Rosario Dawson, Shawn Mendes, Alex Cooper, Jonathan Bailey or Lilly Singh.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Anyway, the entry form won’t transmit boldface or other coding.
—Pat Myers, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
Every dynamic contrast, every expressive gesture, was set in either italics or boldface — if not flashing neon.
—Dallas News, 14 June 2022
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“Boldface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boldface. Accessed 9 Sep. 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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