How to Use emphatic in a Sentence

emphatic

adjective
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  • They were emphatic about their political differences.
  • The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
  • Ware returned to the lineup and had an emphatic grip on the game.
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The answer is an emphatic yes—even if the FDIC doesn’t, so far, seem to agree.
    — Thomas D. Lehrman and Randal K. Quarles, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Forte could not have delivered a more emphatic claim to be the best colt bound for the Kentucky Derby to come out of the preps.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • This was an emphatic start to the final half of the season for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Manilow is emphatic that he was never supposed to be the marquee draw.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • That disclaimer, too, was emphatic yet short on specifics.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The emphatic loss put them at the mercy of other teams around the country to have a chance at a national title.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • David Ruther, who has a tent on Broadway near the 101 Freeway, had an emphatic response: No way.
    — David Zahniser, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
  • For Dallas, this was about the most emphatic statement a team can make in a season opener.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Hollywood’s response to the war has been fast and emphatic.
    — Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • When Kunce speaks, his arm gestures are coiled, taut, emphatic.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
  • An emphatic season-opening win over Boise State, the program’s first in eight years.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2022
  • That likely would have been a more emphatic preference for a pause.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
  • Sinner won the match, finally, with an emphatic forehand down the line.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Mathurin iced the win with a emphatic, crowd-pleasing windmill dunk and finished with 27 points.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Huffer is emphatic that people who want to try cold plunging should be cautious and go with a group.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 May 2022
  • Yet there were plenty of positives to take from two ties against England and Wales, as well as an emphatic win against Iran.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Her raspy voice and emphatic eye-rolls lend authenticity to the role.
    — Lizzie Logan, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The return pass came and Hansberry followed with an emphatic dunk that added to the team’s comfortable lead.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Amid a bell-chiming beat, Red explains exactly what the song’s emphatic hook means: pull up!
    — Pitchfork, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Trump’s emphatic victory in the Iowa caucuses underscored how large his shadow will loom over the United States and the world in the months to come.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The second home run featured an emphatic bat toss, and when Meneses reached the dugout, teammates placed a mariachi-style sombrero on his head.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2023
  • For many salon owners in central and eastern Ukraine, the answer is an emphatic yes.
    — Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024
  • There’s only one reason for a watch to have a back this shape, to provide intimate and emphatic contact with the wearer’s skin.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • But Creel turned magician and led the Pirates on a 13-play, 95-yard drive capped with his touchdown pass to Godfrey for an emphatic statement.
    — Darron Patterson, al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The Bucks’ star provided some highlights for the crowd, with an emphatic finish off a lob from Holiday and tossing the ball to himself off the backboard for a dunk.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2022
  • In the first few days after an inferno leveled the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, the directive to tourists was emphatic: Stay away.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Kansas City snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion with Saturday’s 9-0 win, its ninth shutout of the season ...
    — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2022

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