give prominence
Example Sentences
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It was lightly amplified, so as to give prominence to sympathetic resonances of the strings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019
Nixon’s campaign was the first to give prominence to biographical films, which have since become a mainstay of conventions.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2016
During this period the Stanley Brothers are also credited for being the first bluegrass group to give prominence to the lead guitar.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2016
The high-profile donors help give prominence to the groups and their causes, according to Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Law School who serves on the Los Angeles Ethics Commission.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2014
In painting the figure of the risen Christ, the old masters were accustomed to give prominence to the nail prints in hands and feet, and the wound in his side.
From Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Correggio
