Sentence examples for emphatic phrasing from inspiring English sources

Vocally, her curt, emphatic phrasing reflected the music's relentless percussiveness without her paying much attention to lyrics.

A mature dancer, Ms. Álvarez banks less on charm than on clear shape and emphatic phrasing with a superb use of arms and torso.

Not only do the keening rhythms of the wedding cantor find an echo in the emphatic phrasing of the rap vocalist (played by Tariq Trotter, backed by the Grammy-winning band the Roots), but they also share a common subject matter.

With blunt emphatic phrasing, a matter-of-fact attitude and a bright but coarsened voice that doesn't try to be pretty, Ms. Scheckter is no simpering romantic, although she confessed during Tuesday's opening-night show to a lingering "delusional" crush on Tony Perkins.

Mrs. Crashbee spoke in emphatic phrases to set up her salient points.

This time around, we revisit some of the same chronological territory as before, witnessing moments from Yunior's early years as well as tracking him further into a decidedly troubled (Yunior would use a more emphatic phrase) adulthood.

In addition, Ms. Scarf's writing is chock full of emphatic phrases, rhetorical questions, dashes, parentheses and - yes! - exclamation marks ("And how connected I continually found the structure of early, childhood experiences and later marriage Continued on next page choices to be! I became aware, over and over again, of how tenaciously the past searches for its expression in the present!").

This is an emphatic phrase that contains the main information, summarizing the general idea of the paragraph as a whole.

I used fire to illuminate the carving and the charred surface of the wood, which seemed like a fitting response to the dark emphatic phrase.

One key to dealing with toddlers, Dr. Karp writes, is "prehistoric parenting," or speaking "Toddler-ese" -- using short, emphatic, repetitive phrases, as well as grunts, gestures and exaggerated facial expressions.

To make it, Mr. Eno gathered various acquaintances with striking speaking voices — a graphic designer, an employee at his health club — and had them recite Mr. Holland's lines, which express cosmic wonderment and artistic ambition in emphatic, Twitter-length phrases ("invent new colors that fly").