Sentence examples for hand to emphasize from inspiring English sources

This will permit us, on one hand, to emphasize the good reproduction of the results given by the method on a global scale and, on the other hand, some limitations to the local scale where possible explanations are proposed.

She tells Mark that it suddenly hit her the night before that the trauma happened to her — she touches her chest with her open hand to emphasize the present-tense nature of the pain — and not to a little girl in a photograph, as she had come to think of it.

I twisted the arm of my glasses in my hand to emphasize that, yes, my vision isn't exactly 20/20.

"Work, work, work hard!" the children sang, clapping their hands to emphasize the last phrase.

The skirt is detachable; so is a long scarf that can be pulled rhythmically through the hands to emphasize double-entendres.

"If you want the pack, I'll cut the pipe," he said, using his hands to emphasize what he would do.

Sometimes he seemed out of breath, but he kept up a steady pace, jabbing or waving his hands to emphasize points.

1. "Rubio used his hands to emphasize his points more fluidly than most of the other candidates.

Using your hands to emphasize a particular point is wonderful, but constantly flailing your hands with a motion on every line seems like you're amped up too much.

Although her face is not visible beneath her burka, Jan uses her hands to emphasize her point.

by Julia Spry-Leverton N'tjibougou, Mali, 9 August 2012 -12-year-old Youssouf Dissa sits close to his grandfather Adama, speaking urgently and using his hands to emphasize what he's saying.