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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From Europe, the moon will be a little higher in the sky, creating a more pronounced diamond shape.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
For a generation that grew up with active school shooter drills and to-the-minute news alerts about mass shootings, desensitization to violence is likely more pronounced.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The trend may become even more pronounced.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The next pronounced spike came in the mid-1960s — roughly around the time of England’s World Cup win on home soil, and comprises largely those who would play a major role in England’s Euro 96 campaign.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
For a generation that grew up with active school shooter drills and to-the-minute news alerts about mass shootings, desensitization to violence is likely more pronounced.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
The trend may become even more pronounced.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The next pronounced spike came in the mid-1960s — roughly around the time of England’s World Cup win on home soil, and comprises largely those who would play a major role in England’s Euro 96 campaign.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounced. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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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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