impactful
adjective
im·pact·ful
im-ˈpakt-fəl 
ˈim-ˌpakt-fəl
ˈim-ˌpakt-fəl
: having a forceful impact : producing a marked impression
impactful song lyrics
impactful humanitarian efforts
Fashion loves a big expansive gesture, but a small one can be pretty impactful, too.—
Mark Holgate
Mark HolgateExamples of impactful in a Sentence
an impactful story of love and redemption
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Jessie Gaynor, an author and LitHub editor, remembers one impactful scene in the tobacco field when an overseer forced Addy to eat a worm.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Nine resilient founders transformed personal crises into impactful businesses, demonstrating strength found at rock bottom.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This, beginning Wednesday, spanning Fourth of July weekend and culminating Monday in the round of 16 against Belgium, will be the biggest, giddiest, most impactful week in American men’s soccer history.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
At the Bicentennial, a lot of the impactful events were at the local level.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Nine resilient founders transformed personal crises into impactful businesses, demonstrating strength found at rock bottom.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
This, beginning Wednesday, spanning Fourth of July weekend and culminating Monday in the round of 16 against Belgium, will be the biggest, giddiest, most impactful week in American men’s soccer history.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
At the Bicentennial, a lot of the impactful events were at the local level.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for impactful
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“Impactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impactful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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