How to Use bold-faced in a Sentence

bold-faced

adjective
  • Usher joins a growing list of bold-faced names to pose for the shapewear brand.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The event’s knack for drawing bold-faced names has led some to think of it as a West Coast Met Gala.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • It’s long been a favorite with bold-faced stars and creatives.
    — Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
  • The bold-faced names backing the business was icing on the cake for Hunza.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And the bold-faced celebrities that are Laniege adherents is proof enough.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Some of those bold-faced names turned out for the Hollywood premiere this year.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Haim has lined up two back to back feature gigs involving some bold-faced names.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Cardi is just the latest bold-faced name that Harris has welcomed in the days leading up to the election.
    — Mikelle Street, WWD, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Trainor is far from the only bold-faced name in the cosmetics brand’s Super Bowl ad teaser.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2024
  • While the inaugural list had several bold-faced names around the league, this one has tried to highlight those who are up-and-coming.
    — Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • She’s welcomed bold-faced names into the design lab before and says that infuses the process with passion and a creative spark. .
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The tales of their genesis constitute latter-day Greek myths whose gods have bold-faced names like Onassis and Niarchos.
    — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Since opening last year it’s become a buzzy spot attracting locals and bold-faced names alike who linger on its patio sipping wines and nibbling on crudo.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Their popularity was first helped by bold-faced names such as The Who’s Pete Townshend trendsetting them onto the catwalks.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The cult favorite brand is already ultra-affordable compared to most luxe skincare brands but loyalists claim that their products are just as good (if not better) than bold-faced brands with heftier price tags.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Writer-director Stephen Gaghan’s ensemble drama is in many ways a time capsule from 2005, down to its sprawling cast of bold-faced names and the era’s vogue for watching far-flung, seemingly disparate characters collide.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
  • Each episode features Jumbo interviewing a bold-faced name about three experiences that have had a significant impact on their lives.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The bold-faced twists are entertainingly ludicrous, the dialogue crackles and there’s enough unspoken anxiety and resignation in Kudrow and Romano’s performance to keep everything grounded.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024

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