emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfa-tik 
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
an emphatic refusal
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action
3
: attracting special attention
4
: constituting or belonging to a set of tense forms in English consisting of the auxiliary do followed by an infinitive without to that are used to facilitate rhetorical inversion or to emphasize something
Examples of emphatic in a Sentence
They were emphatic about their political differences.
the governor issued an emphatic denial of all charges
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Since his emphatic win at Oak Hill two years ago, Brooks Koepka has failed to post a top-10 at a major championship.
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
However, Lincoln-Sudbury had an answer, and an emphatic one at that as goaltender Rex Garozzo jogged up the field with possession.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
In contrast to Johnson’s emphatic remarks, comma, Geragos was circumspec and measured in her own presentation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Hill ended the kill with an emphatic blocker save that sent the puck flying out of the zone and down the ice as the final seconds of Roy’s penalty ticked off the clock.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
However, Lincoln-Sudbury had an answer, and an emphatic one at that as goaltender Rex Garozzo jogged up the field with possession.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
In contrast to Johnson’s emphatic remarks, comma, Geragos was circumspec and measured in her own presentation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Hill ended the kill with an emphatic blocker save that sent the puck flying out of the zone and down the ice as the final seconds of Roy’s penalty ticked off the clock.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for emphatic
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“Emphatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphatic. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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emphatic
adjective
em·phat·ic
im-ˈfat-ik
em-
1
: uttered with or marked by emphasis
2
: tending to express oneself in forceful speech or action
3
: attracting special attention
an emphatic design
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