How to Use amplify in a Sentence

amplify

verb
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  • Those stakes are amplified for the never-say-die Celtics.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
  • At night, the full moon amplified the white hues in the salt, making the water appear brighter, Lin said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • It’s amplified in the tree boughs and joined by gentle insect songs.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That amplified things even more because now there's this view of it as a gay man's disease.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Finding the right fitness gear helps amplify the feel-good vibes of a great workout.
    — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
  • For as loud and lingering as those phone rings may have felt to us, they must have been amplified about 100 times for Raylan.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The flavor will have your taste buds tingling, amplified by the optimal criss-cross shape.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This Old Bay mayo amplifies the flavors in the delicious cake.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the months following Trump’s 2020 defeat, Newsmax amplified Trump’s false claims that the election had been stolen from him.
    — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The actor has amplified colorful hosiery to the nth degree with their latest look.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So get to posting, aka diffusing that warm and fuzzy feeling the same way that your glitter amplifies the light.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
  • What amplifies the issue of hazardous terrain is who is on it.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
  • That disturbing trend has only been amplified in recent weeks as war broke out in Israel and the Gaza Strip.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The researchers also found that the fires spread more quickly because of drought and heat amplified by greenhouse gas emissions.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In the 10 years of the Top 10 program, our list has helped amplify Detroit-area restaurants and chefs both locally and on a national stage.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
  • In some instances, the network amplified X owner Elon Musk’s tweets on his platform.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • For Carter, amplifying that message is what the foundation is all about.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • As host of the G20 this year, India has pledged to amplify the concerns of developing countries.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Because there was so much sadness in my life, and alcohol amplified it.
    — Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Storing the water also carries risks of leaks, which are amplified by the nation’s status as one of the most earthquake-prone countries.
    — Bloomberg News, oregonlive, 3 July 2023
  • The emotional toll of such scenes is amplified by a strange coincidence.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In the movies and television adaptations of this story the costume amplifies Peter’s anger and worst attributes.
    — Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023
  • Now in its second season, the label is amplifying the legacy of its namesake through its take on classic tenniswear, just in time for the U.S. Open.
    — Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The performance was amplified by a wonky, rainy day at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In any Administration, there is a tendency to amplify the good news and obscure the bad.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The claim was amplified by Russian military bloggers who replayed a recording of the message.
    — Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Brosh plans to use the funding to build and deploy its system, which involves the injectable agent as well as a machine that amplifies its magnetic signal.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 22 June 2023
  • But the intensities plateaued for more than a decade after 1970 because amplifying the light past a certain point damaged the laser.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 May 2023
  • The brand amplified a deaf rapper Signkid, in particular, who performed at a recent event.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the paintings are large, and even the smaller ones amplify simple stalks and roots into parables of ecological peril and promise.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023

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