How to Use emphasis in a Sentence

emphasis

noun
  • Our candidate's plan has a different emphasis.
  • The brand was the star, and the emphasis was on live classes, not tapes.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
  • But at the turn of the century, the emphasis turned to home runs.
    Jason Parker, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • That’s a good start — to make the emphasis on life rather than death.
    Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • That re-emphasis has gone a long way in a short amount of time.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
  • This time around, though, the emphasis is on the breathing.
    Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Trump places a lot of emphasis on the market, of course.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The emphasis was always on the thought rather than the expense.
    Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Turnovers were a point of emphasis this week for the defense.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The game with Lowndes is a unique game with a lot of emphasis put on it.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • That’s been a point of emphasis for Bowness coming out of the break.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Be all the things that Hollywood used to put a lot of emphasis on.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Jan. 2022
  • That's why there's such an emphasis on foods like cheeses and olive oils.
    NBC News, 12 July 2019
  • A year ago, the team placed an emphasis on the offensive line.
    Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2019
  • That puts more emphasis on getting a good shot off the tee even more.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 21 June 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
  • Maybe this emphasis now is getting back to his roots, what he was raised on.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2018
  • Rodriguez wrote in the clip's caption—and no, emphasis is not added.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Trojans want to put more emphasis on their tight ends in the passing game.
    oregonlive, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Perhaps more emphasis from the clergy should be put on men to not be so thirsty.
    Maliya Naz, Allure, 27 Mar. 2021
  • This gets me to a point of emphasis and my biggest regret.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • 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 also a huge emphasis on art throughout the home.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2019
  • That, of course, signaled that the defense must be planning to place great emphasis on it.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The Wild have been careful not to place too much emphasis on any one game the past several weeks.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
  • All of the players in the field are putting a greater emphasis on smart grilling technology.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • That was a point of emphasis for us, coming out, starting the game better.
    Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2022
  • There are signs of increased emphasis on pre-school kids.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2017

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