How to Use emotional in a Sentence
emotional
adjective- He's a very emotional person.
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And all the actors were in a very amped up emotional space.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
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There are a lot of emotional beats mixed in with comedic ones.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Dec. 2023
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Hearing the words come off the page, in my voice, was emotional.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 31 Mar. 2023
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Jean Tatlock is one of the most crucial emotional parts of the film.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
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Harder to spot are the emotional scars that run throughout the city.
—Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
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This was not the sort of doctor who got so emotional and did fist pumps.
—Maria Kefalas, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023
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Then the shelter shared the emotional news that the two little dogs went home with the woman.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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The emotional lyrics reference challenges faced by the group over the years.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
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Very emotional on our floor, as well as (for) the players.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
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The star also opened up about the emotional side of returning to work.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
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The linebacker isn't the fastest player on the field, but is the emotional and vocal core of the Lions' defense.
—Everett Cook, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Huger’s emotional state in the wake of her mother’s death became a key point in the trial.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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Joe Ahrens: That was very emotional because that was the end of something so huge that grew for 33 years of my life.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
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But even in his emotional farewell post, Seacrest hinted that viewers hadn’t seen the last of him.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
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The other image Amen showed was the emotional brain scan.
—Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
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The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2024
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The job required emotional grit, physical strength and a splash of naïveté.
—Kalia Richardson, New York Times, 24 May 2023
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At the time, tending to the emotional needs of a dog in a kennel was considered novel.
—Sam Apple, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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The British singer and songwriter recruited the three-piece band to bring the weight of their own emotional baggage to the studio.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
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This sequence has a lot going: fights, a car chase, jokes, and emotional beats.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2024
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If that first concert is a stop on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, the emotional stakes are often through the roof.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024
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That was an emotional purchase, as were their bow ‘princess’ shoes.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
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There's a great, dark mystery in the heart of the forest; there are all these things that are really heavy and emotional.
—Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2023
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Fans in the Weverse chat defended the BTS member’s choice to share the emotional song.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
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This passage is for the emotional dads who love to see their kids come home for vacation.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 9 May 2023
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Matthew and his wife Kelly shared an emotional kiss as the quarterback knelt on the ground with his children.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
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Long hours, student loan debt, verbal abuse from angry owners and the emotional toll of the job all play a part.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
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This album has this emotional journey of extreme loss attached to it.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
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That final act also sets the scene for an emotional catharsis of sorts that attempts to wring tears out of the audience, with an aggressive assist from Alan Silvestri’s hard-working score.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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