In a sentence
Six example sentences with emphasised, each labelled with its topic.
The narrator's emphasised syllables in the audiobook turn a flat line of dialog into an accusation.
Literature
One emphasised word in the closing scene tells the audience the character has been lying since the opening credits.
Movies
Listeners remembered the emphasised parts of the recording far better, even when the quiet clauses carried the real instruction.
Psychology
The candidate's emphasised phrase, repeated with a thump on the lectern, became the headline in every paper next morning.
Politics
The witness's emphasised 'never' rang through the courtroom, and the transcript could not capture how loudly she said it.
Law
The coach's emphasised 'box out' in the huddle was louder than the crowd, and every rebound went our way afterwards.
Basketball
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