How to Use italic in a Sentence

italic

1 of 2 adjective
  • Users can even apply italic, bold or light styling to letters and numbers without changing their alignment on spreadsheets.
    — Josh Wagner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2020
  • In each case, the subtitle appears in bold or italic, followed by a short paragraph in plain text describing the scope and results of the project.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2017
  • The italic angle conveys forward motion, innovation, and progress.
    — Derek Hawkins, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2017
  • The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert and threw a bold, italic headline across its front page announcing the potential change in policy.
    — Tina Nguyen, The Hive, 1 Mar. 2017
  • The Italic Sophia Cashmere Quarter Zip Pullover is a chic way to stay comfortable when the AC is blasting in the hotel or during a windy walk on the beach at night.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • However, although font sizes, boldface, italic, and underlining were supported, colors (and, additionally, font sizes) were still selected by traditional Mac pulldown menus.
    — Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025

italic

2 of 2 noun
  • The type should be set in italics.
  • These words are printed in italic.
  • These words are printed in italics.
  • The sitcom is played not in italics but in neon.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • New shows are in bold; returning shows in new time slots are in italics.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
  • Below, a full list of this year's winners, in italics.
    — Esme Fox, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
  • So, partly by not calling it a prologue and not putting it in italics.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Italics are quotes from Aiyuk’s video followed by the context.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Other artists would have underlined it, put it in italics, made the detail the point.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Here are some of Brown’s remarks, in bold italics, and my reactions.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Players in italics are rookies.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Choose between six font sizes and nine styles (including bold, italic, shadowed, and more).
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s that letter (in bold), with my thoughts on its real message, to teams, players and fans (in italics).
    — Robert Klemko, SI.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • The wig made it so every physical movement Nwodim made was in italics.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The quote and question are in italics followed by the answer by the authors of the analysis.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Each recipient receives a shawl with a letter - its words are in italics in this column.
    — Joanne Berger Dumound/special To Cleveland.com., cleveland.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Some sentences are presented to us in italics, as stage directions.
    — Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Bold italics in the tables signify the coach’s first recruiting class at his current school.
    — Jordan McPherson, ajc, 10 Nov. 2017
  • The italics are just suggestions, except that the average year-to-date does need to be updated.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
  • Dorsey's quotes and the accompanying questions are in italics.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Placed in italics and bordered with a top and bottom line, this introduction served to frame the information to come.
    — Samantha Nolan, cleveland.com, 20 May 2017
  • The fonts for player names and uniform numbers have been updated and italics have been completely removed.
    — Joe Freeman, OregonLive.com, 29 July 2017
  • Players in the bubble conversation, both above and below the roster cut in this exercise, are in italics.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • Quotes that are from someone’s memory, either recalled in interviews or in police reports, are in italics.
    — Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The service is free for city residents but requires an appointment (italics mine) and proof of residency (italics mine again).
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, pay close attention to scientific names in italics as there may be a mind-boggling array of cultivar varieties.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2020
  • Type could be handwritten, created with a typewriter, or one of two fonts, Futura bold or Caslon italic.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • Let’s look at the pertinent regulations, excerpted below (with my italics).
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 26 July 2017
  • Already, attention must be paid, and italics must be used, because eyepatch Armand is, to use his favorite word, fascinating.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2026
  • Whatever quantity of irony was intended by the capitals and italics, this was in some ways a surprising turn—one that has proved not altogether fruitful.
    — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

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