How to Use emphasis in a Sentence

emphasis

noun

• Our candidate's plan has a different emphasis.
• But at the turn of the century, the emphasis turned to home runs.
  — Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
• The emphasis was always on the thought rather than the expense.
  — Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020
• The brand was the star, and the emphasis was on live classes, not tapes.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
• Turnovers were a point of emphasis this week for the defense.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2020
• That re-emphasis has gone a long way in a short amount of time.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
• Trump places a lot of emphasis on the market, of course.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2020
• That’s a good start — to make the emphasis on life rather than death.
  — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• This time around, though, the emphasis is on the breathing.
  — Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
• That puts more emphasis on getting a good shot off the tee even more.
  — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 21 June 2018
• The game with Lowndes is a unique game with a lot of emphasis put on it.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 20 Apr. 2020
• A year ago, the team placed an emphasis on the offensive line.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2019
• This gets me to a point of emphasis and my biggest regret.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• And with cotton, the whole emphasis is on high thread count...the closer the weave the better.
  — Carmen Rosy Hall, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2018
• Trojans want to put more emphasis on their tight ends in the passing game.
  — oregonlive, 16 Oct. 2020
• Be all the things that Hollywood used to put a lot of emphasis on.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Jan. 2022
• Perhaps more emphasis from the clergy should be put on men to not be so thirsty.
  — Maliya Naz, Allure, 27 Mar. 2021
• There was also a huge emphasis on art throughout the home.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2019
• That's why there's such an emphasis on foods like cheeses and olive oils.
  — NBC News, 12 July 2019
• Maybe this emphasis now is getting back to his roots, what he was raised on.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
• Big dumb fun, sure, but with too much emphasis on the big and dumb parts of that equation.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 12 July 2018
• That’s been a point of emphasis for Bowness coming out of the break.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2020
• The mids are decently tuned, with an emphasis on the warm, low mids, and a dip in the high mids.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 30 July 2021
• Dawkins has been known for putting an emphasis on strong defense.
  — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• White gives her gentle but clear notes about where to place emphasis, new things to try.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022
• There was not enough emphasis on toilet paper in those shows and movies.
  — Jim Gaffigan, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2020
• This emphasis on recognition could affect the scene in a few ways.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2022
• There are signs of increased emphasis on pre-school kids.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2017
• The new one has reverted to an emphasis on rote learning.
  — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
• There might have been an expletive or two thrown in for emphasis.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024