[
US
/ˌəndɝˈskɔɹ/
]
[ UK /ˌʌndəskˈɔː/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndəskˈɔː/ ]
VERB
- draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
-
give extra weight to (a communication)
Her gesture emphasized her words
NOUN
- a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
How To Use underscore In A Sentence
- His work underscores the aeriality embedded in the rational geometric order of the regions settlement.
- By conflating the stories in this way the fresco underscores the identity of the unnamed sinner with Mary Magdalen.
- He called the case disturbing and said it underscores the pervasiveness of cyberbullying.
- Mesdames et messieurs , I don't need to tell you that I fully and wholly underscore and share what the chancellor just said," added Mr. Sarkozy. In Euro's Hour of Need, Aide Gets 'Madame Non' to Say Yes
- Bathed in natural light, underscored by blonde wood, and translucent glass partitions.
- Joe Bradley's simple installations (pictured at right) are examples of the "lessness" that underscores the exhibition. The Fine Art of Less
- Data accumulated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics underscore this phenomenon.
- Fourth, the court's ruling underscores the importance of verbal representations made by church schools regarding the services they provide. Christianity Today
- Even if other voices joined the bass in some or all of the verses, a low adult male voice certainly sang throughout, as if to underscore the psalm's sombre mood.
- Within the broad outlines of a speech punctuated with applause lines andpolitical humor, he underscored several issues that have been on consumers' radar screens. Obama's speech and the State of the Consumer