How to Use amplify in a Sentence

amplify

verb
  • Now, some enterprising thieves have purchased devices that can read (aka steal) and amplify a key fob’s signal.
    Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • After swiping a pretty shimmer shade across your lids, amplify the look with a white graphic eyeliner.
    Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The band has landed a couple of high-profile fest slots this year, which should only amplify the healthy buzz in the lead-up to an eventual full-length.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Right-wing media outlets and personalities are happy to amplify these claims and spread them to millions of viewers who turn to them for their news.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The lights, synced with the music throughout the arena, amplified the energy and flashed to excite the crowd during crucial game moments.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Ashleigh Chevalier is a business strategist who works with entrepreneurs to amplify their voices and expand their impact.
    Ashleigh Chevalier, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Professional stress amplifies as the moon conflicts with Saturn.
    USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Everyone need to be sure to amplify the wow in their in-store execution and invest to leverage the unique advantages of a physical location.
    Steve Dennis, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The two industries have been hot ’n’ heavy over each other for decades, but rarely has a young band used fashion to amplify and extend its message with quite as much eye-popping cheer as Maneskin.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The company, which also has a store in SoHo, said the project is designed to amplify the brand’s heritage and product innovations.
    David Moin, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Here are some of the ways IEEE is working to amplify its reach.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2024
  • Those stakes are amplified for the never-say-die Celtics.
    Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2023
  • At night, the full moon amplified the white hues in the salt, making the water appear brighter, Lin said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • It’s amplified in the tree boughs and joined by gentle insect songs.
    Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That amplified things even more because now there's this view of it as a gay man's disease.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The best TikToks are then amplified across the platform and beyond.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
  • These hacks amplify the signal between the car and the keyless entry fob used to unlock and start it.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Finding the right fitness gear helps amplify the feel-good vibes of a great workout.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Sunday’s loss amplified the questions that have long plagued this program: Can the Gaels beat top teams on the biggest stages?
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Best-in-class TikToks are then amplified across the platform.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
  • That outcry was amplified this week following the stabbing death of Bob Lee, the 43-year-old founder of Cash App.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • No doubt, every twist and turn from here on out will be amplified during the election.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
  • For as loud and lingering as those phone rings may have felt to us, they must have been amplified about 100 times for Raylan.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The flavor will have your taste buds tingling, amplified by the optimal criss-cross shape.
    Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • And still others can amplify the production of those genes.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • This Old Bay mayo amplifies the flavors in the delicious cake.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the months following Trump’s 2020 defeat, Newsmax amplified Trump’s false claims that the election had been stolen from him.
    Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The actor has amplified colorful hosiery to the nth degree with their latest look.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So get to posting, aka diffusing that warm and fuzzy feeling the same way that your glitter amplifies the light.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
  • What amplifies the issue of hazardous terrain is who is on it.
    Max G. Levy, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023

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