give emphasis
Example Sentences
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He lifted the lid on some secrets to give emphasis to his warning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Architects Robert Carson and Earl Lundin plan to set the metal and glass-faced tower back from the thoroughfare, flank it with one- and two-storied shops and restaurants to give emphasis to the slab construction.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the golfers, the youngest of whom must be at least 50, who give emphasis to the word senior in the Senior PGA Tour.
From Time Magazine Archive
He paused to give emphasis to his understatement.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Spence had a habit when hurried or anxious of half rising from his chair, as though to give emphasis to his orders every time he touched the key.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
