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.
  • A whole lot of emotions came out.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
  • To look at things with less emotion.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • A lot of emotion in these games.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Oh my gosh, just all the emotion.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His death evokes a range of emotions.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • There was just so much emotion.
    — Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • What would that gamut of emotion look like?
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There's a lot of emotion even right now.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There was a lot of emotion, a lot of talk.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Boyd couldn't hold in his emotions.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, there wasn’t much emotion at all.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Ugh, the emotions in this episode are killing me!
    — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The emotions evoked by the dream can be very telling.
    — Stacey Colino, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • How were you taught to deal with your emotions as a child?
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Quentin wiped tears from his eyes, from smoke or emotion or both.
    — New York Times, 18 May 2022
  • And one that came at a time of heightened emotions.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The decades fly by but the emotion never changes.
    — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There’s going to be a lot of emotion.
    — Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • Fans tend to react to her with deep emotion.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Keeping their emotions in check comes at a price.
    — Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That is a guy with very intense emotions.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • It had been hardened too much for an emotion so soft.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There's a lot of emotion, a lot of tension.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Your emotions will take a toll on your mental health as well.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • What to do with those emotions and feelings?
    — Mac Engel march 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no place for emotions on a tennis court.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • Sawada said emotions have run high at times.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • There’s so much emotion that goes into this game.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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