How to Use emotion in a Sentence
emotion
noun- She was overcome with emotion at the news of her friend's death.
- The defendant showed no emotion when the verdict was read.
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That heightened the emotions around some of those scenes.
— Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The singers are asked for grandeur and extreme emotion.
— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024 -
To hug them and hold them and just look them in the eye and feel that emotion of being in the same place.
— Karen M. Peterson, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023 -
That hasn't stopped the project from stirring up a lot of emotions in Law.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 -
There are stories — or nuggets of them — as the emotion of the music shifts.
— Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024 -
Most if not all the fathers in the Cowboys’ draft room felt the emotions of Chris Vaughn.
— Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023 -
There’s just so much packed into the emotions of her songs.
— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 June 2023 -
Capture the range of emotions in this era with a mix of deep purples, pinks, and metallics.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023 -
Our baseball crew caught up with some of the players to get their thoughts and emotions.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023 -
The 59-year-old mother of four showed no emotion as the verdict was read, video shows.
— Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 -
The episode kept Natalie in the spotlight and in her emotions.
— Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 -
The growing crescent Moon in your sign paints your whole life in vivid shades of emotion.
— Jennifer Culp, Them, 2 Aug. 2024 -
And for the day after the election, when emotions are running high?
— Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Awards and being brought to tears by the intensity of the emotion in their singing.
— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 -
The wild card is Election Day, which, depending on the year, can stir up a wide range of emotions.
— Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023 -
That tragic day was nearly three years in the past at this point, but emotions still ran quite hot.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023 -
Well, the rap icon doesn’t hold back on the emotion — or the smooth pitches to win over artists — during the premiere episode of The Voice season 26.
— Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The melee followed Uruguay’s 1-0 loss to Colombia in a game in which emotions were already high.
— Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 11 July 2024 -
All the emotion at the start of the contest — with the appearance of Tom Brady near the top of the lighthouse and the wild weather — was drained from the stadium.
— Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023 -
Now that the film is in the can, Manson is working through a different kind of emotion — a light dose of fear.
— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Jan. 2023 -
Rounding out at right under an hour, Gravy takes you through a world of emotions, with no skips.
— Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024 -
The actors who were chosen needed to be able to convey a wide range of emotions.
— Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Both bride and groom were overcome with emotion as the duo crooned their rendition.
— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023 -
The Kirk Gibsons of this world, who wear their emotions on their sleeve during games, are few and far between.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 -
The songs on this album just have so much raw energy and emotion.
— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 May 2024 -
But the process of taking your emotions head-on, sort of working with them, was a profound moment in my life.
— Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Those eyes can be handsome or a bit crazed, and Hodge plays the wide range of his character's emotions with sensitivity and finesse.
— Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024 -
All of these things dictate her physicality and her emotions.
— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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