He paused a heavy moment to lend emphasis to his next words.

The gun lent emphasis to his quiet statement.

She paused to lend emphasis to her next statement.

He lent identical emphasis to an account of mass murder in Ohio and the hockey scores.

He was using one hand to lend emphasis to what he was saying.

When he did, he spoke quietly, thus lending emphasis to his words.

He knew better than to ask or commiserate, but his awareness lent greater emphasis to his next statement.

He's looking directly at me as he says the words, an expression that only lends emphasis.

And it was this interpretation of prophecy that lent emphasis to their reformatory action.

He paused deliberately to lend emphasis to his next words.