bold face
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Using bold face to emphasize his point—an extraordinary step in a judicial opinion—Judge Tillman wrote, "The problem at issue is not one of double taxation, but of no taxation."
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2022
She also has a conversation with her husband Prince Charles, played by Jack Farthing, about putting on a bold face for the public.
From Fox News • Sep. 23, 2021
The back cover declares in bold face that “Black Food Matters,” and instinctively we want to say, “Of course it does.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020
“I looked him right in the eye and told a bold face lie; yeah, I’m a great typist,” Brown said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018
I can’t do that—on the contrary, I have to hold my head up high and put a bold face on things, but the thoughts keep coming anyway.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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