emphases
Example Sentences
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An agency spokesperson told ProPublica it is not unusual for the institute to publish directors’ letters with grant applications, and that this one informs readers “about this Administration’s thematic emphases in the semi-quincentennial year.”
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
Where Hearts had made the right choices in key moments, Celtic too often took the wrong option with passes, crosses and emphases.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2023
“Coming to work, being humble and understanding that we haven’t done much,” McCain said of the defense’s emphases.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022
The emphases include the preservation and restoration of the liberal arts, including the “great books,” and the traditions of Western civilization.
From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022
Mrs Thorne was so well satisfied with the sound of the new word which she had coined that she repeated it twice with different emphases.
From The New Mistress A Tale by Fenn, George Manville
