boldface

Example Sentences

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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

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

Instead of focusing on Hollywood’s boldface names, the new TMZ Selfie Tour gives someone else the star treatment: You.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Expect some boldface DJs to spin on weekends.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

The countries were arranged by continent, six to a page, with the capitals in boldface, followed by a short entry on the population, government, and other statistics.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri