1
a
: yielding or producing fruit
fruitful soil
b
: conducive to an abundant yield
fruitful rain
2
: abundantly productive
a fruitful discussion
a fruitful career
fruitfulness
noun
Examples of fruitful in a Sentence
We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.
a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year
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And yet, after his serious drinking problem deep-sixed his professional relationship with the composer — who then went on to form a far more famous and fruitful collaboration with Hammerstein — Hart was relegated to something like a footnote in his friend’s story.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The 1970s were an incredibly fruitful time for Keaton thanks in part to her ongoing collaboration with Allen in both comedic and dramatic roles.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The resulting relationship proved a fruitful one—though this doesn’t mean that designing a collaborative collection was easy.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Dafoe, who’d been itching to work with the Argentine filmmaker for quite some time, clearly relished the chance to make this collaboration a fruitful one.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
The 1970s were an incredibly fruitful time for Keaton thanks in part to her ongoing collaboration with Allen in both comedic and dramatic roles.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The resulting relationship proved a fruitful one—though this doesn’t mean that designing a collaborative collection was easy.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Dafoe, who’d been itching to work with the Argentine filmmaker for quite some time, clearly relished the chance to make this collaboration a fruitful one.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fruitful
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“Fruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruitful. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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