Example Sentences

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Sometimes, though, the scribes were a little bit bolder and wrote more emotively about their work.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2022

Rakitina’s interpretation was one of ambivalent optimism, matched by her contrasting gestures at the podium: an emotively outstretched hand in one moment, a hammering beat in another.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

Controlled by an app on your phone, the little ball rolled about at high speeds, cocked its head emotively, spun around in circles, and inevitably careened into your wall, popping its head right off.

From The Verge • Dec. 10, 2019

By age 8, he was singing and studying music in the choir of a legendary cantor, Yossele Mandelbaum, who sang so emotively that Rev. Taube still recalls the sobs his singing elicited from the congregation.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2017

The video of the search was put up without any explanation, and people predictably reacted emotively; it’s been shared more than 60,000 times.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2016