How To Use Bold In A Sentence

Using a bold colour such as yellow is risky. Times, Sunday Times
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
Physical and mental energy return so you turn vague ideas into bold action. The Sun
Of course, the kobold’s nonexistence is no reason to stop playing the game … Matthew Yglesias » The New Atheism
If you want my opinion, it's a bastard of a game - swift, bold and beautiful.

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And there is plenty of food here-both the trawls and acoustic surveys have revealed an abundant supply of myctophid lanternfish, the most common prey eaten by large Humboldt squid in these waters in other years. Scientific American
The bold provisionality and elegant openness of Merz's installations, as well as his own freewheeling personal presence and oracular writings, helped make him the most widely recognized of all the Arte Povera artists.
The vital factor he boldly designates "entelechy", or "psychoid", and advocated a return to Aristotle for the most helpful conception of the principle of life. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
I quote it at length, with O'Reilly's rather selective quotation in boldface.
Apparently some creature called a kobold escaped from wherever my grandfather trapped it, and it has teamed up with Milo. Master of Mirrors
She was much applauded for her boldness in tackling the unfamiliar Balanchine style.
This column will doubtless attract accusations of self-indulgence, although you might equally contest that having demanded that my photograph appear at the top of the page and that my name appear in capitals and bold type, that particular ship has sailed. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Like jays and crows, their cousins, magpies are mischievous and bold.
The book's 85 colour lithographic plates look staggeringly fresh and bold.
The dark foliage makes a bold backdrop throughout summer and turns bright red in autumn. Times, Sunday Times
I then knew, by the black cross which I observed on its neck, that it was of the species called aquis, one of the boldest and most venomous of the serpents of that region. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots
Other interesting ones include figures from Pieter Breughel, the tessellations of MC Escher, and the composite portraits of Guiseppe Arcimboldo (for instance, his Vertumnus and Water).
He knocks boldly at the door who brings good news.
The bold and bright interior design, which has been heavily inspired by pop art, has given the house its biggest transformation yet. The Sun
In a bold response, Congressional leaders added a measure to the energy bill raising fuel economy by one mile per gallon.
She'll approach the perfume counter boldly, spray her ample poitrine and graceful, swanlike neck until it's glistening like a freshly dunked donut and writhe in olfactory ecstasy. What to Give for Christmas to the Over-Applier?
A bold attempt is half success.
In a bold gesture of reconciliation, the government released the rebel leader.
In a particularly bold move, I decided to shave less often.
A group of enthusiastic young inventors have seen their practical, bold and downright wacky ideas come to life, thanks to an inspiring project. Times, Sunday Times
He is big and bold at his fences and that will get him far. The Sun
Young readers will love the bright, bold designs and the luscious colours.
She waited for him to invite her to dance, not wishing to seem bold.
Yet some investors may hope for bolder moves. Times, Sunday Times
For all his bold chivalry this watchful Celt seems surely to have strayed from a wayside pulpit.
Pierre sat bold upright so quickly that he bonked his head on the floor of the overturned boat.
The seemingly random splotches of bold color mimicked the appearance of tortoiseshell while simultaneously obscuring flaws still evident in the body and glaze of many pieces.
Her bold actions have elevated her to the status of national hero and prompted thousands of offers of marriage.
Helgi hath me hitherward sent to say to thee, Sváva, these words: he longeth sorely to see thee, ere the bold baron's breath have left him.
One of the boldest moves she has made is refusing to sell her woodcraft to private collectors, no matter how much they offer.
The flowers are a deep magenta, both richer and brighter than red campion found elsewhere, and they stand bold and beautiful against the blue of the sea beyond. Country diary
I am not of Paracelsus's mind, that boldly delivers a receipt to make a man without conjunction; yet cannot but wonder at the multitude of heads that do deny traduction, having no other arguments to confirm their belief than that rhetorical sentence and antimetathesis [I. 51] of Augustine, "creando infunditur, infundendo creatur. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
Yet because we yearn to be seen as bold, brave and courageous, we'll take stupid risks to prove our worth.
I thought I'd be bold and make a fashion statement.
The one concession to modernity is a notice at the bottom of the page which says that items in bold print are organic and certified by the Soil Association.
Airs of bygone times accompany farandoles around the flames over which the boldest leap with a single bound.
Bold, oversized metal cuffs and heavy chain necklaces give any outfit a tough edge. Times, Sunday Times
Only by talking up the economy would business leaders feel emboldened to invest. Times, Sunday Times
Bold oranges, pinks and greens - but not chartreuse - are the hot hues among today's young home furnishers.
He believes that students should be encouraged to experiment with bold ideas.
On the contrary, there is a vast shadow of melancholy, a painful sadness, doubt and cross-purpose, boldness at one moment and timidity at the next, a longing for solitude. Half a Rogue
Bold choices are attenuated by combination with impalpable chiffon.
The windows are surmounted by rusticated wooden jack arches with superimposed keystones, and a heavy modillion cornice crowns the bold Georgian proportions of the facade.
Tokyo Metro's monthly Manner Manner Poster campaign utilizes bold, cartoon-like depictions of a certain antisocial behavior subway riders should avoid doing ... on the subway, at least. Japanese Subway Manner Posters
She teaches how to continue with discretion what is thoughtlessly undertaken; she inclines the mind to cleave steadfastly to what was imposed upon it by authority; and imparts to a choice which, though rash at the time, is now irrevocable, all the sanctity, all the advisedness, and, let us say it boldly, all the cheerfulness of a lawful calling. Chapter X
His photograph of two camellia brooches could just as easily have been a study of two bold flowers plucked from a garden.
A stream of people attest to the fact that it was Bolden's cornet that blasted out over those syncopated beats back in the 1900s that first defined jazz.
A Newbold church is packing its pews with a new flock of Asian Christians thanks to the multi-lingual skills of the curate.
“Then, madame, am I not overbold in offering myself to be your partner for the next quadrille?” Domestic Peace
Loci of noncoding markers that have possible codominant alleles are in boldface italic type.
To say it is a bold idea is not to say that it's new.
Her recent acrylic abstractions are boldly graphic with radiant colors in dynamic geometric compositions.
The design challenges come in giving these bold evergreens enough shoulder room and keeping their flower colors from clashing.
Some are little lower-case moments; others big, bold and brassy.
The new Bollywood stars are role models for them, strong, independent and bold.
Between 1984 and 1987 he personified our inchoate desire to shake free of the Muldoon years and remake ourselves in a bolder, prouder way.
In the postwar years, he built on the social promise of the health center and moved boldly into the field of housing.
The appearance is dramatic and bold, straddling the divide between classic and modern.
It was a bold stroke to reveal the identity of the murderer on the first page.
As for the Drei Zinnen, they surpass in boldness and weirdness all the Dolomites of the Ampezzo. Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys
The other illuminati are equally insignificant from a social point of view: Mary Hare, an elderly spinster; Ruth Godbold, a poor and hard-working housewife; and Alf Dubbo, a part-Aboriginal painter. Patrick White - Existential Explorer
“Kobold—” But the word died on his lips as Zaldimar further increased the insidious illumination. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
Dole can opt for some one out of the blue, making a bold stroke and hoping to demonstrate a spirit of adventure.
By staging the fish, previously scored for boldness, in dyadic contests against siblings, we also tested the prediction that bolder individuals are more likely to become dominant.
It was a bold move. The Sun
The other painting style was called ‘rough,’ where an artist used bold, unblended brushstrokes.
Her landscapes range from sweeping panoramas in oils of mountains, lakes and towering coniferous trees to tropical beaches with bold greens and spirited blues.
Using a bold colour such as yellow is risky. Times, Sunday Times
Kaleidoscope fashions with swirling flowers and paisley prints make little chiffon or satin dresses very bold and enticing.
The answer of Tertullian is the boldest and most vigorous.] The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
He had her name put on the sides in big, bold opalescent green, hoping it would reflect like the shimmerings of an imaginary dragon.
A photographic survey spanning the career of the pioneering American known for his bold use of colour and his vivid and mysteriously poetic images. Times, Sunday Times
The switches are large and solid, and the bold shapes and contours give the impression of utility without ever approaching the austere.
A surfeit of boldfaced names, from world leaders to media personalities, lend the book a sensational thrill.
You're bold and brassy when it comes to work matters as you know you're better than most. The Sun
Engler took bold steps: In 12 years he cut taxes by $21 billion, pruned environmental regs, and cut welfare.
The designs are unlike traditional Indian art forms and are eye-catching, bold and dramatic.
I grandthinked after his obras after another time about the itch in his egondoom he was legging boldylugged from some pulversporochs and lyoking for a stool-eazy for to nemesisplotsch allafranka and for to salubrate himself with an ultradungs heavenly mass at his base by a suprime pomp-ship chorams the perished popes, the reverend and allaverred cromlecks, and when I heard his lewdbrogue reciping his cheap cheateary gospeds to sintry and santry and sentry and suntry I thought he was only haftara having afterhis brokeforths but be the homely Churopodvas I no sooner seen aghist of his frighte-ousness then I was bibbering with vear a few versets off fooling for fjorg for my fifth foot. Finnegans Wake
Ramsay Gardens' facade is a random, unlikely mixture of bold baronial turrets and bland English cottage-styles.
This season, bold geometric shapes are omnipresent, with various lines in particular adding rhythm and exuberance to the fabrics.
The completed building is a towering rectangular block with almost no decoration, an austere statement and bold break away from the traditional methods of architectural adornment.
When, as the newest member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Webb praised those military men "of moral conscience" whom the Bush administration had "demeaned" and "destroyed" for their opposition to the war, Newbold was among those he had in mind. The Night of the Generals
Anybody can laugh in joy, but the bold ones also smile in pain...knowing that pain is just like a zooming train, that will soon pass by. RVM
They use contrastive typefaces for distinct purposes, such as bold-face type for headwords, roman for definitions, italics for abbreviated codes and specimen words and phrases, and small capitals for cross-references.
Predictions of exceptionally high tides are given in bold type.
Ending negotiations was seen as a bold stroke by many commentators.
There's the bold, aquiline nose, to be sure; the high, intelligent forehead and strong chin.
For the next two hours, the bold captain stayed below, eating and drinking, rebuffing nervous passengers and becoming more and more brusque and abusive to anyone who remonstrated with him.
In the diagram, the relatively conserved positions are presented in boldface type.
Scotland; this second notch was made in the rib-bone of an impious villain, the boldest and best soldier that upheld the prelatic cause at Old Mortality
Now Israel and its leaders must boldly pursue its inherent, often unexpected, wisdom to dismiss with conviction and fortitude national leaders who demand their exilic state and to finally take its rightful place as the nation from whom other nations are inspired. Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple
With this new and bold initiative, we have shown to the world that Indian women are not politically passive or disinterested in public life.
palmary" -- the prevalence of episcopacy as a recognized institution -- we may say boldly that all the facts point the other way. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886
How bold one gets when one is sure of being loved. Sigmund Freud
Through this experience, I developed boldness and confidence for fighting with humans.
Plato had made the bold suggestion that there might be a single axiom system to embrace all knowledge.
It takes a bold writer to attempt a biography of one of the most recognized and cited of Restoration Englishmen.
It was a bold and ambitious plan that took no account of the terrain or local conditions.
He has composed a series of townships scenes in flat planes of bright and bold colours that clamour for attention.
They are looking for bold leadership.
Bold teal paint livens up this cottagey children's bathroom where it covers a vintage clawfoot tub, old-fashioned sink and walls above crisp white paneling.
In it was one of Madge's pale purple envelopes with Lily's new name written boldly across it in purple ink.
And he passed in boldly, and came out still mocking. THE MASTER OF MYSTERY
Be bold, be confident and be seen. The Sun
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. Isaac Newton
An uncompromising and rigid republican, he was called by Clarendon ‘an absurd bold man’, and by Ludlow, who knew him well, ‘a man of a disobliging carriage, sour and morose of temper’.
The roof of the theatre was boldly defined against the sky.
THELMA GUTIERREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Armed with listing sheets and info on comparable properties, these buyers filled two boldly titled buss eager to find a deal among the hundreds of foreclosed properties in Stockton, California. CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2008
Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense . But good men starve for want of impudence.
If Nixon had survived the "third-rate burglary" at the Watergate, how long would his enemies list have grown, and how emboldened would he have become in spying on political rivals? News industry's depression has spillover implications
The second phase began when disorder among the Spanish emboldened all the provinces to proclaim William their stadtholder, neatly reaffirming his imperial title while underlining their relative independence.
The Quentin Foundation has assembled a topflight collection of renaissance and baroque bronze statuettes, including some of the boldest statements made by Mannerist and baroque sculptors.
Hand in hand with this measure goes an equally bold re-focusing of Labour's strategy concerning marginal constituencies.
Trauth contrasted those findings from Humboldt County with earlier and ongoing research on Ireland's transformation from an agrarian economy to a high-tech one.
The bold and bright interior design, which has been heavily inspired by pop art, has given the house its biggest transformation yet. The Sun
Her early work consisted mostly of impressionistic nudes and still lifes painted with a bold palette.
Side above the mouth of a bold running Stream 12 yards wide, which we call turf Creek from the number of bogs & quanty of turf in its waters. this Creek runs thro a open The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
Real ministry requires imaginative and bold leadership. Christianity Today
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller
According to Electric Pig, the new phone looks amazingly good, specially next to the iPhone and the BlackBerry Bold, making them look "tubby". Gizmodo
Face losing our soft power by closing off further enlargement and a bolder near neighbourhood policy. Times, Sunday Times
Instead, he thinks, we should boldly controvert that premise. Matthew Yglesias » 80 Votes?
The fashion trend setter boldly goes where other fashionistas have yet to follow.
‘Like a mine worked by unskillful hands’: this reminds us that Humboldt got his start in mining and that, for all his enlightenment, the darkness of the mine never quite left him.
He is evident here, too, as a distinctive colourist, preferring quieter pinks, violets and yellows to the bolder oranges, reds, greens and blues of Bellini and Titian.
Also very summery are the whitewashed pastel cotton pants, bold cotton stripes and abstract floral prints and pinstripes on denim, cotton satin and viscose stretch fabrics.
And if anyone was tempted to wager against bond prices, the emboldened bulls were tickled at the opportunity to take their money.
In a bold gesture of reconciliation, the government released the rebel leader.
Being a son of the wilderness, Owen Dugdale had probably never heard of the kindred terrors that used to lie in wait for the bold mariners of ancient Greece -- the rock and the whirlpool known as Scylla and Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan
And then she played songs of such boldness and intelligence that they blew this klutzy image out of the water. Times, Sunday Times
The grey squirrel is brash, bold and better designed than the indigenous model. Times, Sunday Times
What the law is does affect what people think is right or wrong, and it certainly makes people bolder arguing one side or theother. The Volokh Conspiracy » Public Opinion, Anti-Discrimination Law, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
A bold attempt is half success.
Perhaps that's in no small par t due to Fox's insistence on creating an alternate universe in which to attract a niche audience for advertisers, while ignoring boldface that it has any influence on the highly impressionable, which is Reddit.com: what's new online!
Her wardrobe for the fall-spring season also changed and she adopted a bold, saucy and fashion forward style.
This is -- the pressure here is to avoid bad decision-making because of overconcern about doing too much or too little, so that you either become too bold or too timid. CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2004
Both depict big, bold animals freely and use collage and richly wrought texture. Times, Sunday Times
Kennedy's trademark fascination with violence, both physical and psychological, animates these stories in alternately bold and subtle guises: the literal bloodshed in "What Becomes" and "Story of My Life" complements the romantic heartbreak in "Edinburgh" and "Sympathy. Review of What Becomes by A.L. Kennedy
the head of the column advanced boldly
While Nicky watched and marvelled, his father Paul, rating Rio the finest place he has been, was struck by the bold attitudes towards poverty.
God (1Ti 1: 11-13). we faint not -- in boldness of speech and action, and patience in suffering (2Co 4: 2, 8-16, &c.). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The wine made him bold enough to approach her and introduce himself.
He takes bold if foolhardy chances, such as acting on Broadway. Times, Sunday Times
I hate to see things done by halves-- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong, leave it undone.
We seem to be limiting ourselves purely to those people who are rich enough or bold enough to own a horse.
The shuttle relay team of Woolridge, Rorvig, Begany and Boldt ran posted a time of 58.88 seconds in the prelims, which is one of the top 15 times in the country. Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles
The windows are surmounted by rusticated wooden jack arches with superimposed keystones, and a heavy modillion cornice crowns the bold Georgian proportions of the facade.
But the miles brought compensation in other valleys, other bold, black upheavals of rock, and then again bare, boundless yellow plains, and sparsely cedared ridges, and white dry washes, ghastly in the sunlight, and dazzling beds of alkali, and then a desert space where golden and blue flowers bloomed. The Man of the Forest
Text enclosed by asterisks was in bold face in the original (* bold*). The Planet Strappers
Both have raised eyebrows with their bold-faced work.
He strode boldly up the bank towards the mule driver and tipped his hat.
Bold, unapologetic juniper dominates a highish-proof spirit. American Entrants in the Gin Game
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
She slipped on a figure-hugging black dress and adorned the outfit with a bold selection of costume jewellery.
Indeed, this name of Skelt appears so stagey and piratic, that I will adopt it boldly to design these qualities. Memories and Portraits
We continued northwards past Evans Inlet and into the narrows by Bold Point. HIGH STAND
As sitcom premises go, it is bold and daring - but not that funny. Times, Sunday Times
These new works are a bold push forward, and they show the artist entering into the world of storytelling in the manner of a heartsick troubadour.
Upstairs in the big bedchamber is a ceiling of beams worked in bold roll mouldings; and there is an exquisite little parlour, lined with linen fold panels, with a breastsummer carved with strange animals. Medieval People
She dwelt with young Bold's sister, he that is my corrival in your love.
In any case, boldness of design and rectilinearity are characteristics of the quilts; and for some quilters, corduroy called forth their best efforts.
A bold lip and eye? Times, Sunday Times
A timid knock sounded, followed by a couple of bold raps on the door.
So bold an enterprise, so boldly undertaken, is bound to provoke not merely thought but dissent.
Fortune favours the bold - not the weak and indecisive. Times, Sunday Times
Each picture is shown in colour on one page and as a bold outline on the opposite page.
In effect, the president must choose to be bold or play it safe.
The bold typeface is a brilliant orchid color, the model facing full-on in a way not seen in US covers very often, the sense of wild times. Vampirewire.blogspot.com: US & FOREIGN BOOK COVERS | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews
Other patterns include paisley, animal prints and bold stripes.
Gladiator sandals paired with a bold maxi dress or teeny tiny shorts to show off luscious legs? Times, Sunday Times
He had no idea that John Bold could really prove that the income of the hospital was malappropriated; why, then, should peace be sought for on such base terms? The Warden
Dress up for the office party in sequins and suits or go casual in bold brights for a festive drink with friends. The Sun
Make the title bold and in some color other than the default black. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
Wet your brush before applying eyeshadow - it'll glide on like paint and give you a fantastic bold finish. The Sun
Bolden claimed that in October, 1963, the Chicago Secret Service office received a teletype from the Federal Bureau of Investigation warning that an attempt would be made to kill President John F. Kennedy by a four-man Cuban hit squad when he visited the city on 2nd November. Archive 2008-05-01
The goshawk is a royal fowl, and is armed more with boldness than with claws, and as much as kind taketh from her in quantity of body, it rewardeth her with boldness of heart. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus
It thinks out of the box and is often rewarded for its boldness. Times, Sunday Times
But Brian, I'd like you to consider a bold suggestion.
A bold artist and rugged individualist, Jones loves to lift the lid on the id.
Facing west is a bold design of a fourfold leaf with a tiny, barely noticeable face in the centre.
Then bold Siegfried changed his voice and spake: “I am a knight; do up the door, else will I enrage many a one outside today, who would liefer lie soft and take his ease.” The Nibelungenlied
It's the perfect base for bold colour. Times, Sunday Times
You are also ready to take a bold step into a new working world. The Sun
A strategy of disengagement would require bold, risk-taking statecraft of a high order, and much diplomatic competence in its execution.
So the Credo leads from a gently flowing opening to boldly dramatic effects, emphatic in the use of timpani and with the Crucifixus bringing a striking unison passage for tenors and basses.
Ellis boldly probes - and speculates about - such matters as Washington's formative experiences, romantic life, sources of wealth, and evolving repugnance toward slavery.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller
Everything looked good for an evening of high adventure until the first kobold was killed.
Gaugin: The painter who invented his own brand of artistic licence life and work for which he can be reverentially remembered: his extensive travels, his experimentalism and his "primitivist" painting style honed in Tahiti - a bold reaction against the Impressionism embraced by most of his WN.com - Articles related to Keira Knightley takes on performance art
She produced the piece of paper to which the notice had been attached, and which now bore the word ‘Declined’ in bold print, with a signature below.
The working class had seized the initiative in 1917 and had boldly conquered political power.
The design is pretty startling and very boldly coloured.
That was laughable; it was such a stupid, bold-faced lie.
Simple blocks of colour such as these look bold and dramatic. Times, Sunday Times
Concept lists were created by having two research assistants search each textbook and catalogue all concepts in a heading, subheading, boldface type, or italics, as well as those concepts given explicit definition.

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