Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for emphasis. Search instead for vierphasig.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Which musical instruction tells a performer to give a note particular emphasis?

emphasis

[em-fuh-sis] / ˈɛm fə sɪs /


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.

See Examples For:

The company’s global strategy turns on Farley’s emphasis to no longer make “boring” vehicles, which for now has left it without the budget-friendly small sedans and SUVs it used to give priority to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Bay Area expansion team, led by head coach Natalie Nakase and known for its emphasis on defense, is just in its second season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Borthwick has precious little time in camp with his squad before the Wallabies come to town, putting even more emphasis on established players, and established combinations.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

In the past he focused on maximum lifts, but the emphasis now is on higher repetitions with moderate weight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Looks like the away team really puts an emphasis on bulking up.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

Still, Treuer admits, “there is a movement from the local to the quasi-universal through the three books, the same mixture in all three, just with different emphases on historical, reported and memoiristic material.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The show’s photos, predominantly in black and white, document these dramatic emphases as revealed by the stances and gestures of Graham and her dedicated group of women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Their language and emphases may be different, but the diagnosis is the same.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

By strict definition, "classical education" refers to a series of liberal arts emphases on subjects like grammar, logic, rhetoric and math.

From Salon ● May 31, 2022

Its emphases vary according to my own indifferences and ignorance as well as according to my own sympathies and knowledge.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie


Vocabulary lists containing emphasis

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com