How to Use emphatic in a Sentence

emphatic

adjective
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  • They were emphatic about their political differences.
  • Being unnerved by your mother’s request for help, or calling it tacky, is too emphatic for holiday cheer.
    — Judith Martin, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Trump would remain the only president ever impeached twice, and the censure would stand as an emphatic verdict of history.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 17 Jan. 2021
  • After getting his quick vaccination, Dr. Fauci stood up and gave an emphatic two thumbs-up to the camera.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Public health experts are being incredibly emphatic about the fact that people shouldn’t, say, travel to loved ones’ homes for holiday dinners.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Ohio State has used an emphatic Big Ten championship game result to put the exclamation point on its playoff resume.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Lithgow, reading for James Caan as the hardened Walter, was especially emphatic in hitting the notes.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Despite the emphatic win over Dallas in Week 6, Goff sees plenty of room for improvement on offense for the Lions.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Buffalo is coming off an emphatic 48-19 blowout win vs. Denver on Saturday night.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2020
  • The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
  • But the last two points for Key were the most emphatic.
    — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Ware returned to the lineup and had an emphatic grip on the game.
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • An emphatic Green dunk met with a mix of cheers and jeers.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • An emphatic defensive masterpiece held LSU’s offense to just 92 total yards.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The team took those words to heart and made an emphatic statement on Friday night (Jan. 22).
    — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • That caught the eye of Mary Trump, a niece of the former president and one of his most emphatic critics.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Gobert was emphatic in his agreement when asked what turned the game around.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2021
  • The instructions for the swim are emphatic, which is no wonder, as this is the second-largest species of manta in the world.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Garg says the onus for a more emphatic shift to renewables lies with the government.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 26 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • An emphatic 83-64 win over the lowly Terrapins felt restorative for a team that played just three games in the last four weeks.
    — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022
  • When Kunce speaks, his arm gestures are coiled, taut, emphatic.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022

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