Sentence examples for odd emphasis from inspiring English sources

There was also an odd emphasis on the family credentials of the contestants.

It's an odd emphasis for anyone who's been to an Inns of Court dinner.

Hence his odd emphasis when I prodded him to nominate the operatic character to whom he feels closest.

It's an odd emphasis at the U.N., where our goal is to generate collective effort against common problems.

"Sure, we'll be singing all night," he said with an odd emphasis, and the penny dropped: code.

When a teenager stumbled over a line or delivered it with odd emphasis, Mr. Johnson would interrupt, gently but firmly, asking, "What does this mean?" As he worked with three apprentices who were to appear as messengers to the actress playing Adriana in that night's performance of "Comedy," he said, "If you care, you'll take the time and articulation to make her understand".

The microphone exaggerates his hissing sibilance and odd emphases.

I can see that, James thought, somewhat put off by the fellow's odd emphases.

At the moment, James scrambles along, indicating intensity by some odd emphases and by raising her pitch.

The show is also at the mercy of its lenders, leading to odd emphases; Vanilla Ice, the white rapper who is now a punch line, stakes out territory with three spangled outfits.

Gainsbourg had intended to focus exclusively on songwriting, but he proved a quirky, effective performer of his own songs, with a jazz vocalist's talent for phrasing and odd emphases.