Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of emote
The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
—
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Tabitha didn't seem to know how to emote on camera.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Glass models look more modern, while copper models tend to emote a vintage style.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And Haliburton let the opposing team know by emoting the famous gesture Reggie Miller did in 1994 after knocking down a game-tying stepback jumper to send Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals into overtime.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for emote
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Tabitha didn't seem to know how to emote on camera.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Glass models look more modern, while copper models tend to emote a vintage style.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And Haliburton let the opposing team know by emoting the famous gesture Reggie Miller did in 1994 after knocking down a game-tying stepback jumper to send Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals into overtime.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for emote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emote
Verb
-
This indulgent treat already has fans drooling—and many Costco members have been running to their local bakeries to see if the Cookie Bar Cake is still in stock.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
-
That’s a job for Hankton, who will still have an immensely talented unit, one most coaches would drool over.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
The ordinary pleasures and frustrations of interdependence wither under fawning’s pathologizing scaffold.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
-
And Williams and Storrie, the show’s stars, have become one of Hollywood’s favorite duos, with even fellow celebrities fawning over them.—
Natalie Bennett,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Need to put a filling dinner on the table, but don't have a lot of time to fuss?—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
-
Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Emote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emote. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
