How to Use emphatic in a Sentence

emphatic

adjective
  • They were emphatic about their political differences.
  • Or colons, which are too emphatic.
    — Karen Stabiner, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Martínez stepped up to the spot again, and got his hat trick with an emphatic smash.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
  • None of this adds up to an emphatic case that the messy sell-[off has run its course.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The second week in a row, and even more emphatic than the first.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
  • So, to make his point more emphatic, Rivers took off his mask.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2020
  • His last four high school points came in emphatic fashion.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That gap has now been filled in emphatic fashion.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 11 June 2026
  • Ware returned to the lineup and had an emphatic grip on the game.
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Boots on the ground are an emphatic supplement to words in a treaty.
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
  • In that world, every word uttered is emphatic and sharp and true.
    — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Gobert was emphatic in his agreement when asked what turned the game around.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2021
  • Mehta is tight-lipped on plot specifics but emphatic about its ambition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Ribery then made sure of the three points on 59 minutes in emphatic style.
    — Afp, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Jennings wasn’t quite as eloquent but was just as emphatic.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • If the answer isn’t an emphatic yes, something must change.
    — Behzad Mahdavi, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Lately, Star Wars has been a more emphatic hit on the small screen.
    — Time, 22 Dec. 2019
  • This was an emphatic shutdown of one of the country's best players and one of its best teams.
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • The teams gathered at mid-ice after the game and saluted the crowd with emphatic stick taps.
    — Paul Skrbina, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • But by giving it all away, Chouinard made an emphatic statement.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Essentially, the body slam is a more emphatic and showy version of the scoop slam.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
  • Giles mitigated the worst fears with a fly out and an emphatic three-pitch strikeout to end the game.
    — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Buzelis threw down emphatic dunks in transition.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But Kim was emphatic the dynasty is not the point of the philanthropy.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Be polite but emphatic Thank them for asking.
    — John Richardson attia Qureshi, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • At the time, Taylor was emphatic that the pair were not divorcing.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The emphatic strategy was risky from the start — and now looks very flimsy, indeed.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
  • When asked about retail’s future, Scott was emphatic.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But this feels emphatic, even by her standards, as a capri-enthusiast.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025

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