How to Use emphatic in a Sentence

emphatic

adjective

• They were emphatic about their political differences.
• The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
• But the last two points for Key were the most emphatic.
  — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2021
• Ware returned to the lineup and had an emphatic grip on the game.
  — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• An emphatic Green dunk met with a mix of cheers and jeers.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
• The answer is an emphatic yes—even if the FDIC doesn’t, so far, seem to agree.
  — Thomas D. Lehrman and Randal K. Quarles, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
• So, to make his point more emphatic, Rivers took off his mask.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2020
• With a chance to tie or take the lead at the end of the third quarter, Wilson had an emphatic block on Kelsey Mitchell.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2020
• Boots on the ground are an emphatic supplement to words in a treaty.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• Rohl was even more emphatic about what doomed his team.
  — Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
• The team took those words to heart and made an emphatic statement on Friday night (Jan. 22).
  — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• Forte could not have delivered a more emphatic claim to be the best colt bound for the Kentucky Derby to come out of the preps.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• That caught the eye of Mary Trump, a niece of the former president and one of his most emphatic critics.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
• This was an emphatic start to the final half of the season for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2023
• So he's been speaking in more and more kind of emphatic terms about this as the election gets closer.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
• Gobert was emphatic in his agreement when asked what turned the game around.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2021
• In that world, every word uttered is emphatic and sharp and true.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• The instructions for the swim are emphatic, which is no wonder, as this is the second-largest species of manta in the world.
  — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 21 Feb. 2021
• At the time, Taylor was emphatic that the pair were not divorcing.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
• Garg says the onus for a more emphatic shift to renewables lies with the government.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 26 Dec. 2021
• Manilow is emphatic that he was never supposed to be the marquee draw.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
• That disclaimer, too, was emphatic yet short on specifics.
  — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
• The emphatic loss put them at the mercy of other teams around the country to have a chance at a national title.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
• David Ruther, who has a tent on Broadway near the 101 Freeway, had an emphatic response: No way.
  — David Zahniser, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
• For Dallas, this was about the most emphatic statement a team can make in a season opener.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Hollywood’s response to the war has been fast and emphatic.
  — Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
• An emphatic 83-64 win over the lowly Terrapins felt restorative for a team that played just three games in the last four weeks.
  — Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022
• When Kunce speaks, his arm gestures are coiled, taut, emphatic.
  — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022
• For many salon owners in central and eastern Ukraine, the answer is an emphatic yes.
  — Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
• The refrain, a nod to Cali street skirmishes, is simple, yet emphatic — an easily repeatable hook that could send the track to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  — Peter A. Berry, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025