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Examples of emphasize in a Sentence
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
Recent Examples on the Web
Ahead of the Gaels’ third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth last month, Bennett and several Gaels players emphasized the culture at Saint Mary’s as one bucking against the transfer portal era of college athletics.
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Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
With a real shot at holding power, members have intensified partisan conflict in Congress via a more confrontational, team-first approach that seeks to emphasize differences between the parties.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
His ability to find holes and use his explosiveness could serve him well as a kick-return specialist with the new NFL rules emphasizing returns.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The co-owners strive to emphasize quality over showmanship, a philosophy borrowed from a business Batista opened years ago: All Souls Bar in Shaw, a neighborhood spot beloved for its small, rotating selection of reliable cocktails.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The menu emphasizes Japanese spirits and craft cocktails like the lychee highball (with gin, dry vermouth, lychee, citrus, absinthe and bubbles) and the Ibaraki sour (shoshu, Midori, sugar, lime and Yuzu foam).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, emphasized that much of the semiconductor supply chain — from research and development to packaging — was concentrated in a few Asian countries.
—Don Clark, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Biden emphasized that strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation there are unacceptable, according to the White House.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The Preamble to India’s Constitution emphasizes secularity.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
With a real shot at holding power, members have intensified partisan conflict in Congress via a more confrontational, team-first approach that seeks to emphasize differences between the parties.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
His ability to find holes and use his explosiveness could serve him well as a kick-return specialist with the new NFL rules emphasizing returns.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The co-owners strive to emphasize quality over showmanship, a philosophy borrowed from a business Batista opened years ago: All Souls Bar in Shaw, a neighborhood spot beloved for its small, rotating selection of reliable cocktails.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
The menu emphasizes Japanese spirits and craft cocktails like the lychee highball (with gin, dry vermouth, lychee, citrus, absinthe and bubbles) and the Ibaraki sour (shoshu, Midori, sugar, lime and Yuzu foam).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, emphasized that much of the semiconductor supply chain — from research and development to packaging — was concentrated in a few Asian countries.
—Don Clark, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Biden emphasized that strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation there are unacceptable, according to the White House.
—NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The Preamble to India’s Constitution emphasizes secularity.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Emphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphasize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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emphasize
verb
em·pha·size
ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsīz 
emphasized; emphasizing
: to place emphasis on : stress as being important or so as to stand out
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