Sentence examples for was underscoring from inspiring English sources
verb
To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
He was underscoring that the goal ended his streak of 255 games without one, an N.H.L. record he set long ago.
When Professor Cockburn called them "the generic companies" instead of "pirates," he was underscoring an essential aspect of the knockoff drug industry.
Mr. Fitzsimmons was moderating a presentation on research about the adolescent brain, and although he was joking, he was underscoring a serious point.
He was underscoring the sense of importance that comes with what is, after all, a very rare portrayal of slavery in early 19th-century America.
Mr. Zucker said NBC was underscoring data for shows like "Average Joe," in which an attractive young woman had to pick a romantic partner from among a group of schlubby guys.
"You see, this is our problem -- who defines terrorism and who is a terrorist?" That, in fact, was the main problem the General Assembly was underscoring in the debate, and which has stymied the drafting of an anti-terrorism treaty for more than a year now.
This line was underscored faintly in pencil.
That conclusion was underscored repeatedly in the years that followed.
The Taliban's growing isolation was underscored by two developments.
This grim outlook was underscored on February 11th by the Bank of England.
That was underscored by official data from China showing the joint-weakest growth rate since 1999.
