AMPLIFY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for AMPLIFY, such as:

1. You may need to amplify this point.
2. We must amplify our effort by working a lot harder.
3. A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.
4. Charlie Brown tried to amplify his remarks, but he was drowned out by jeers from the audience.
5. From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme whereon to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.

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 Meanings and Examples of AMPLIFY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
amplify
 v.  broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
Classic Sentence:
1  From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme whereon to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 104. The Fossil Whale.
2  The brain is at least twenty feet from his apparent forehead in life; it is hidden away behind its vast outworks, like the innermost citadel within the amplified fortifications of Quebec.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 80. The Nut.
Example Sentence:
1  We must amplify our effort by working a lot harder.
2  A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.
3  You may need to amplify this point.
4  Charlie Brown tried to amplify his remarks, but he was drowned out by jeers from the audience.