emphatic
Example Sentences
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It’s a cute idea, an emphatic, eye-rolling interrobang, but there isn’t any need for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But goals from Milan Baros and James Milner made it 3-3, before a Craig Easton own goal, two from Gareth Barry and further strikes from Milner and Steven Davis completed an emphatic turnaround.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Saka's reply could hardly have been more emphatic.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Entering her 16th season as coach, Close is emphatic about the importance of process over outcome — or journey over destination — and leaning into the beauty of the grind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
He remembers that freshman year she’d had hair dyed an emphatic shade of cranberry red, cut to her jaw.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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