Example Sentences

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If Beverley’s persona added something the Timberwolves lacked, one of his strengths has accentuated one of the team’s own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2022

Ten months into their tenure, the alliance has consistently found ways of circumnavigating their differences, but the violence has accentuated the gaps in their worldviews.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2022

The pandemic has accentuated the emotional distance and loneliness in our family system.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2021

The pandemic has accentuated other economic disparities as well.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2020

In this respect the establishment of a settled government has accentuated in some measure the degree of their subjection.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil