Example Sentences

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Brown said this weakness — as well as other technical signs accentuating how much the financial sector is underperforming — gives him reason for pause.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

She was a few years younger than Queen Victoria, and looked rather like her, in dress and bearing, and took to accentuating the resemblance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

“Whatever nomenclature you prefer,” Elizabeth offers, accentuating her speech with oozing hauteur.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

Their romance is in some ways expressed more through cooking and eating than through words, which is one reason that accentuating the sensuality of the food was important for Tran.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Th e sound of the chenda mushroomed over the temple, accentuating the silence of the encompassing night.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy