italics

Cultural  

1. Slanted letters that look like this: We the people. Italics are most often used to emphasize certain words, to indicate that they are in a foreign language, or to set off the title of a literary or artistic work.

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Example Sentences

In italics, we are made privy to what Harris is thinking during their brief phone call: “Really?”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

The whole text, with the relevant portion in italics, provides as follows:

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024

Here’s a list of all nominees from the ceremony, with winners highlighted in bold italics.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Words like “obsessed” and “adore” hovered over the room, heavy with italics.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Surely the only woman in the world who can write a letter in invisible italics.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger