How to Use impactful in a Sentence

impactful

adjective
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  • Here's a look back on some of the most impactful events of 2024.
    — Time Video, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Just look at the game’s most impactful players — the ones who earned game balls.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Health’s list as one of the most impactful physicians in the country.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Nancy and Tal shared how the film was impactful for them.
    — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2023
  • On the opposite end, Speak Now’s part of the show was short but impactful.
    — Waiss David Aramesh, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The same could be said of Eden’s would-be partner Claude (Stephan James), whose time in the movie is brief but impactful.
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
  • This is the Kings' second impactful move ahead of the deadline.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Donovan is one of the most impactful players in the country.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Melendez is one of the most impactful Rebels of all time in that sport too.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • There’s big and loud and impactful as ever, so those will be there.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • The Rams took the field needing arguably their most impactful win of the season.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But for her, the most impactful loss was what had been a sense of assured safety.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • His athleticism and length have been impactful at both ends of the court.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Here are 10 of Lightfoot’s most beloved and impactful songs.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • The brief screen time doesn’t detract from the fact that his scenes are among the film’s most impactful — and not just because of the eroticism alone.
    — James Factora, Them, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The tips are important, but her outlook might be the more impactful part of her videos.
    — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Then, the quartet wrote one of the most successful and impactful country songs of all time.
    — Natalie Weiner, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023
  • But that is not the same as solid, lasting, impactful change.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But the bigger story—and the one that will make episode seven all the more impactful for the viewers at home—is how Queens came to be in the first place.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The Browns’ special teams room is small compared to other groups, but as impactful as the rest.
    — Irie Harris, cleveland, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Once you’re fired up by tidying up a few small-but-impactful spots, break down the bigger ones.
    — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2023
  • There is no timetable for his return, but his loss is impactful.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Sanders was impactful in both games, combing for 136 yards and a touchdown between the two games.
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The beige wall color echoes the stone's calming sandy tones, and a simple vase of lilies adds a small but impactful dose of greenery.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
  • More than 70% of consumers are looking to buy from brands that are impactful.
    — Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 14 July 2022
  • Google brings new features to Chrome all the time, but not all of them are quite as impactful as the three coming later this month.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Brent is without any doubt one of the most impactful and unstoppable recording artists in the world.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The walls, headboard, even the lampshades commit to print in an impactful fashion.
    — House Beautiful, 4 May 2023
  • When healthy, the former Buckeye was one of the most impactful offensive linemen in the nation.
    — David Ubben, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Every time there’s impactful news, CFOs need to answer: What would this mean to our cash and liquidity in the future?
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025

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