boldface

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Similar checks soon came from John’s older brothers and their wives, and from other boldface names of San Francisco society: the Schwabs of finance, the Swigs of real estate, the Pritzkers of hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter’s memoir, ‘When the Going Was Good,’ chronicles the glamour, the power and the boldface names from the golden age of magazine publishing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Not only are viewers watching boldface names eat, they’re also watching them eat foods that are considered distasteful — which goes against the prim and proper image that celebrities are expected to uphold.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2024

There are also boldface names of public figures known to have associated with Epstein over the years, but whose relationships with him have already been well documented elsewhere.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Below it, in boldface, came what were apparently points of debate about me: “Refreshingly Honest or Too Direct?” and “Her Looks: Regal or Intimidating?”

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama