How to Use emotion in a Sentence

emotion

noun
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  • She was overcome with emotion at the news of her friend's death.
  • The defendant showed no emotion when the verdict was read.
  • Some emotions are so profound and universal that the best way to express them is to talk to a Muppet.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Teach your child to express their emotions openly and without guilt and provide guidance on how to manage them in a healthy way.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • That heightened the emotions around some of those scenes.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The singers are asked for grandeur and extreme emotion.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • To hug them and hold them and just look them in the eye and feel that emotion of being in the same place.
    — Karen M. Peterson, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That hasn't stopped the project from stirring up a lot of emotions in Law.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
  • There are stories — or nuggets of them — as the emotion of the music shifts.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Most if not all the fathers in the Cowboys’ draft room felt the emotions of Chris Vaughn.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • There’s just so much packed into the emotions of her songs.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 4 June 2023
  • Capture the range of emotions in this era with a mix of deep purples, pinks, and metallics.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Our baseball crew caught up with some of the players to get their thoughts and emotions.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The episode kept Natalie in the spotlight and in her emotions.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The growing crescent Moon in your sign paints your whole life in vivid shades of emotion.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Awards and being brought to tears by the intensity of the emotion in their singing.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • The wild card is Election Day, which, depending on the year, can stir up a wide range of emotions.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023
  • That tragic day was nearly three years in the past at this point, but emotions still ran quite hot.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
  • Well, the rap icon doesn’t hold back on the emotion — or the smooth pitches to win over artists — during the premiere episode of The Voice season 26.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The melee followed Uruguay’s 1-0 loss to Colombia in a game in which emotions were already high.
    — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 11 July 2024
  • All the emotion at the start of the contest — with the appearance of Tom Brady near the top of the lighthouse and the wild weather — was drained from the stadium.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Rounding out at right under an hour, Gravy takes you through a world of emotions, with no skips.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The actors who were chosen needed to be able to convey a wide range of emotions.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Both bride and groom were overcome with emotion as the duo crooned their rendition.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The Kirk Gibsons of this world, who wear their emotions on their sleeve during games, are few and far between.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The songs on this album just have so much raw energy and emotion.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 May 2024
  • But the process of taking your emotions head-on, sort of working with them, was a profound moment in my life.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • So take it slowly and accept yourself and your whole range of emotions.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The fatal flaw is that there’s no emotion holding the bits of shtick together.
    — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The revelation brought up a mix of emotions for Shay, who Leviss accused of punching her in the face.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023

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