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Example sentences for "emphatic"

Lexicographically close words:
emphasising; emphasize; emphasized; emphasizes; emphasizing; emphatical; emphatically; emphysema; emphysematous; empire
  1. He winked back at the monkey in the most emphatic and grave manner possible, and then went on his way, feeling wonderfully comforted.

  2. We had received emphatic warnings from headquarters not to allow soldiers to be billeted alone.

  3. The principal organ of Germany's largest political party, the Social Democrats, contained a still more emphatic protest on July 25th.

  4. Again he paused, and an emphatic "waugh" proved that the remark was fully appreciated.

  5. To which the son replied with a not less emphatic "Hough!

  6. He could be equally emphatic in his comments upon men.

  7. Taken, however, in connection with his emphatic manner and sonorous voice he produced a decided and original effect.

  8. Exactly," and the doctor gave an emphatic nod, as if the symptoms pleased him.

  9. Wright, Commissioner of Labour at Washington, is emphatic in his assertion of the fact.

  10. The second maxim is, make an emphatic start.

  11. When he was safely out of the country, Elizabeth became more emphatic than ever in her declarations that she would marry him.

  12. It was of vital importance to him to get his dynasty recognised in an emphatic form by foreign Powers.

  13. Two," squealed Priscilla, with an emphatic little hop.

  14. Later, when his attention was called to the story, Methuen wrote to the Cape Times a most emphatic letter vindicating the corps from the least suspicion, and indignantly denying that the least cause for any had existed.

  15. He is emphatic on this point and his audience cheer him.

  16. Those chapters of St. Paul[15] which contain the most terrible things about the present reprobation of the Jews contain also the most emphatic repudiation of the idea that moral reprobation was God's first idea for them, or His last.

  17. You know how emphatic he always spoke in my behalf.

  18. The bolters failing to retrace their steps, what else is left but for a strong and emphatic demonstration to be made declaratory of the above issues.

  19. Erasmus, the man of the fine shades, for whom ideas eternally blended into each other and interchanged, called a Proteus by Luther; Luther the man of over-emphatic expression about all matters.

  20. Ever more emphatic do Erasmus's protestations become that he has nothing to do with Luther.

  21. The people of Waddy never heard what Sir Joel's conclusion was, but they had an emphatic opinion about his end; which conclusion, however reasonable it may have been in the light of past events, let us hope was the wrong one.

  22. On the subject of slavery I was gratified to find him less reserved and more emphatic than I expected.

  23. Mr. Brown shook his head, and Mr. Bailey became more emphatic than ever in his denial.

  24. The President was re-crowned our King, and political corruption had now received so emphatic a premium that honesty was tempted to give up the struggle in despair.

  25. These emphatic notes are also rendered in a detached form at occasional intervals, usually after the entire song has been rehearsed; and they are so loud at all times as to be heard at a distance of half a mile.

  26. In his case, also, the emphatic closing notes had a distinctly double character, as cheepy, cheepy, cheepy.

  27. This gratuitous and frequently emphatic advice would have been discredited if the example of the Kingfisher had been followed.

  28. The voice is a size too large for such a mite of a bird, and one does not understand its circumflexed quality until he sees its possessor making an emphatic curtsey with each uttereance.

  29. In the presence of a stranger the lark serves frequent notice of intended departure in a vigorous toop, or toob, accompanying the sound with an emphatic flirt of the wings and jerk of the tail.

  30. These he meets in mid-air and bags with an emphatic snap of the mandibles.

  31. Some of the young people had suggested dancing, but Mr. Lincoln met the suggestion with an emphatic veto.

  32. And as he took away his hand from his eyes, which were suspiciously moist, and looked at her wonderingly, she nodded at him in the most emphatic way.

  33. Miss Tranter's emphatic accents rang out sharply on the silence.

  34. Jill was always emphatic and clear in her utterances.

  35. Jill and Bumps uttered an emphatic "Amen," and Jack came back to his tree and sat down, heaving a great sigh of relief as he did so.

  36. Frazer's emphatic conclusion that these are married pairs.

  37. Toutain, made an emphatic protest against the prevailing tendency in France, of which the leading representative is M.

  38. Leval's letters to his chief are in emphatic contradiction, and there is no doubt whose word is worthy of credence.

  39. A German general smote the table with his clenched fist when the nurse gave her emphatic reply, but he could not cow her indomitable will.

  40. All Greece--we have the emphatic and disinterested testimony of Thucydides for the statement--was gradually corrupted and embittered by the long war.

  41. He was emphatic on the indestructibility of matter.

  42. It is obvious that this brief but emphatic sketch did not hold out to us any very agreeable pleasure trip for the morrow.

  43. So signal a favour, such emphatic protection, on the part of the Thibetian authorities, could not but give us with the inhabitants of Lha-Ssa great moral influence, and facilitate our apostolic mission.

  44. We were persuaded that the representative of France at Canton could not omit to make emphatic remonstrances to the Chinese authorities, and that he would obtain just reparation for the violence with which we had been treated.


  45. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "emphatic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    absolute; affirmative; ardent; assertive; broad; burning; categorical; decided; declarative; dogmatic; dynamic; emphatic; enthusiastic; exciting; fervent; fiery; forceful; forcible; glowing; impassioned; insistent; italicized; passionate; peremptory; pointed; positive; provoking; stimulating; stirring; stressed; strong; urgent; vehement; warm