Commas may be used even when conjunctions are expressed, if the members of the series consist of several words, or if the writer wishes to emphasize their distinctness.
The compound personal pronouns may be used to emphasize substantives.
The classic vases on either side of the entrances add grace and dignity, while the latticed doorways, used throughout the Exposition architecture, here effectively emphasize the Moorish note.
The long, unbroken lines and wall spaces give a sense of repose and restraint and emphasize the richness and beauty of the entrances where the decoration is massed.
In the background, close against the piers of the arcade, tall, slender Italian cypresses emphasizetheir rhythmic length of line.
I emphasize that it is better to give the people less power at the beginning than to deceive them.
There is surely greater need to emphasize the darker side of a creed that has thousands of paid advocates presenting an imaginary bright side to the public gaze.
And whatever competition existed between tribes would still further emphasize the value of those feelings that led to effective co-operation.
There is scarcely a work which deals with the life of primitive peoples to-day that does not emphasize that fact.
But I wish to emphasize the two undeniable facts: first, that throughout this protracted contest, England did perseveringly try to favour South Africa with the largest possible measure of political liberty.
From these pretensions he draws the startling conclusion that all those who do not stand by the conventions he did his best to emphasize are doing revolutionary work.
The exceptions were so few, that, as usual, they contributed to emphasize the soundness of the general rule.
Surely I could not emphasize in terms more pregnant my loyalty to the cause of the British Empire, of France, and their Allies, of Liberty and Civilization.
It must emphasize the autonomy of the human spirit--the essential value of a soul that can determine its own conduct in the light of ideals of worth.
It is evident that the possibility of a larger unity is being discussed as never before, and in a spirit which more than at any previous time tends to emphasize the great truths in which Christians are agreed and to minimize their differences.
The religion of the future must, in its practical belief, emphasize this fact far more than it has in the past.
Evilena flourished her napkin to emphasize her delight, "its Loringwood!
Mrs. McVeigh shook her head decidedly to emphasize her conviction.
The Eleatics had been the first to emphasize this distinction.
If weemphasize the one side, then Parmenides was a materialist.
If weemphasize the other side, then he is to be interpreted as an idealist.
Parmenides was the first toemphasize this distinction, and to teach that the truth is to be found by reason, the world of sense being illusory.
He is continually at pains to emphasize the difference between himself and Plato, but says nothing of the agreement.
Then Dicky slammed the living room door behind him to emphasize his words, went down the hall, slammed the apartment door and ran down the steps.
In some cases the text has been modernized, or retained in its original form, according as it seemed well to emphasize either the permanent significance or the historical position of the specimen in question.
It should not be forgotten, however, that a debt of gratitude is owed Mr. Lanier for having been one of the first to emphasize adequately the fact that verse, like music, is rhythmical sound.
The matter is worthy of remark as illustrating the tendency of one class of readers toemphasize sense-reading at the expense of rhythm.
But it is worth while to emphasize the fact that the genius of English verse was not so averse to the formation of a decasyllabic five-stress line as to make it a serious innovation.
Those who side with the national religion and tradition emphasize their opinion in every possible way--so do their opponents.
As if to emphasize the powerless condition to which she had been reduced, the Rani was attended by a single waiting woman, who remained throughout the interview a few paces in her rear, motionless and apparently unobservant.
Save for the glow from an incense burner, the interior was veiled in darkness, to emphasize the unknown mysterious element of Siva's being.
I should like to emphasize the fact that the "anthropological theorists," who so frequently put forward these claims have little more justification for them than "some Egyptologists".
I need not emphasize again the profound influence exerted by this line of development upon the Dravidian temples of India and the symbolic gateways of China and Japan.
Beliefs of a similar kind can be collected from most parts of the world: but the point I specially want to emphasize is that they are secondary rationalizations of a custom which originally had an utterly different significance.
At this stage I should like to emphasize the fact that these beliefs had taken shape long before any definite ideas had been formulated as to the physiology of animal reproduction and before agriculture was practised.
He shot a piercing glance at St. Just, as though to emphasize his words; a glance so keen and stern that the young officer felt that he trembled under it.
To emphasize his words, he raised his formidable whip.
The fact is mentioned here in order to emphasize the regard which all French towns hold for the memory of any deserving person and his work.
Mention is made of this simply because it serves to emphasize the fact that all highroads are not well-worn roads, and that there is a wealth of unlooked-for attraction to be gathered wherever one may roam.
It is a mistake to over-emphasize here the devouring of widow' houses by the Pharisee (Matt.
The evidence of satirists is generally to be discounted, because they tend to emphasize the exceptional; and it is not the exceptional thing that gives the character of an age, or of a man.
What characteristics of the mind of Jesus does this chapter emphasize as principal?
Those who hold this view fail to relate the texts they emphasize with others of a deeper significance, and they ignore the grandeur and penetration and depth of the man whom they make out such a dreamer.
Jesus would have us emphasize the former clause as well, and believe it.
The findings emphasize the fact that high standards of living can not be maintained upon a basis of reduced production, regardless of whether price levels be high or low.
It is, as I see it, hard to over-emphasize the need for attacking this problem of the price level as a preliminary to attacking the other economic problems which the war has left us.
In this connection I should like to emphasize with all the power at my command the argument that we cannot by bond issues shift the burdens of this war to future generations.
He might want to emphasize a long, low room by horizontal lines, or to accentuate a lofty one by verticals.
No, no," replies the customer, shaking his finger before his face, as though to emphasize his refusal of even such special terms.
Nothing more could have been done to emphasize the private nature of the visit, in reality of no greater moment than that of King Edward to Algeria almost at the same time.
The fact that Poinsett continued to be an important factor in our public life, even becoming a member of the Cabinet at a later day, tended to emphasize these feelings, both official and popular.
That short individual in spectacles, who looks erudite and speaks in a low tone with a gravity and reserve that emphasize his remarks, is Alaman, the most distinguished of the conservatives.
Char leant back, half-closing her eyes in a way which served to emphasize the tired shadows beneath them, and proceeded with her fluent, unhampered dictation.
Lesbia, opening her eyes to an incredible extent, as was her wont whenever she wished to emphasize her words.
To equip yourself to emphasize style in furniture, first go through your stock carefully, and identify the style of all pieces that are accurately reproduced or closely adapted from historic designs.
When the mattress has been selected, it is time for you to emphasize the importance of the springs.
Carefulness and system will enable us to pick and emphasize the strongest points for each buyer provided we know the entire 30.
The purpose of this procedure is to help the customer see your chair as an integral part of her own room and to emphasize its desirability as a means of making that room more attractive.
A soft mattress on very soft springs may undulyemphasize this quality to the customer's ultimate dissatisfaction.
The best authorities on salesmanship and advertising now recognize this fact and emphasize it in their writings.
Emphasize these points, and you will have aroused his curiosity.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "emphasize" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
