bold face

noun

1. printing a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary Compare light face

adjective

1. (of type) having this weight

Example Sentences

Using bold face to emphasize his point—an extraordinary step in a judicial opinion—Judge Tillman wrote, "The problem at issue is not one of double taxation, but of no taxation."

From Salon

On recent bold face agenda items for the Biden administration, she has been a firm “nay.”

From Washington Post

It's also possible that people these days assume the bold face in question is a typeface: A lie printed in bold would be especially obvious.

From Salon

“The answer,” it declares, in bold face, “is an unequivocal no.”

From New York Times

She also has a conversation with her husband Prince Charles, played by Jack Farthing, about putting on a bold face for the public.

From Fox News