How to Use emotional in a Sentence

emotional

adjective
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  • He's a very emotional person.
  • And all the actors were in a very amped up emotional space.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
  • There are a lot of emotional beats mixed in with comedic ones.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Jean Tatlock is one of the most crucial emotional parts of the film.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • Harder to spot are the emotional scars that run throughout the city.
    — Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
  • This was not the sort of doctor who got so emotional and did fist pumps.
    — Maria Kefalas, STAT, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The emotional lyrics reference challenges faced by the group over the years.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The star also opened up about the emotional side of returning to work.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Joe Ahrens: That was very emotional because that was the end of something so huge that grew for 33 years of my life.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The job required emotional grit, physical strength and a splash of naïveté.
    — Kalia Richardson, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • At the time, tending to the emotional needs of a dog in a kennel was considered novel.
    — Sam Apple, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The British singer and songwriter recruited the three-piece band to bring the weight of their own emotional baggage to the studio.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Fans in the Weverse chat defended the BTS member’s choice to share the emotional song.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Matthew and his wife Kelly shared an emotional kiss as the quarterback knelt on the ground with his children.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But in between this, the film has to also be in line with the book, where Celie suffers physical and emotional abuse over decades.
    — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • This was a 14- or 15-page scene, so that’s three days of filming that goes into a heightened emotional moment and then ends with the big fight.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • After the emotional conversation, the next part should be a breeze!
    — Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Still, being their guide and emotional support wore me out.
    — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Just offscreen, as Lee is unfurling the emotional climax of the film, there were hordes of drunk bar patrons.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • That kid is just giving their brain time to send signals all around so the emotional, risk-taking part of the brain doesn’t seem to dominate.
    — Phyllis L. Fagell, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • James Crumbley appeared to become emotional while the video played and looked away.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Your emotional landscape may change a lot in a single workday.
    — Kells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 11 Sep. 2023
  • It’s been an emotional few weeks for the Foo Fighters as the band has played its first run of shows without longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 June 2023
  • After showing off his tattoo at a fan’s request, the artist become a bit emotional when talking about the end of his trek.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2023
  • So, right now, many people are wrestling with the emotional strains and financial challenges of divorce.
    — Alexandra Peers, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • What was Brian’s emotional state as all of this was happening?
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • There’s any number of them — the emotional difficulties of navigating the ups and downs of love.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Donut, who received an emotional response from the audience, will join Gazelle, Cow, and Sea Queen in the season finale.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
  • If only this bloated prequel had a scene or two with even a fraction of that emotional power.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Kingsley brings out a strong emotional side of you that people don’t normally see.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024

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