Example Sentences

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Italicized chunks of Joan Foster's latest gothic romance pop up just when one is expecting the next chapter in her life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Italicized "Lepiota" on page 13 of part 4, for consistency: "Subgenus Lepiota Fries."

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

Italicized lines mark where the Bard's song is joined by that of his predecessors departed.

From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various

Italicized entries are names of languages or groups of languages.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

Italicized text is represented in the etext with underscores thusly.

From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas