How to Use powerful in a Sentence

powerful

adjective
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  • The dog has a powerful body.
  • The weapons are very powerful.
  • The perfume has a powerful smell.
  • She has a powerful voice.
  • It's a very powerful movie.
  • The aardvark uses its powerful claws to dig for food.
  • The country is becoming more and more powerful.
  • The cash bonus provides a powerful incentive to workers.
  • The Sun and the Moon tell Vishnu, one of the most powerful of the gods.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The world of the rich and powerful, where things are mostly fine.
    — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2020
  • There is no more powerful film made in the past decade.
    — Jason Herbert, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The waves are shoulder high; the rides are long and powerful.
    — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
  • The urge to set down roots could be very powerful right now.
    — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Along the coast, powerful winds led to some of the worst tidal flooding in four decades.
    — CBS News, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The more powerful the massage gun, the higher the stall force.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • The waves sometimes arrive in sets, the first few the most powerful.
    — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2021
  • The smell coming from the truck’s open doors was powerful.
    — New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • They might be forced to not take on the powerful in this country.
    — Sonia Moghe, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Except, of course, the street car is way more powerful than the race car, with way less grip.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 July 2020
  • Instead, the oil was spiked with a powerful street drug.
    — Author: Holbrook Mohr, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Here are some of his most powerful images from the past 80 days.
    — New York Times, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Hardy’s management team is one of the most powerful in the sport.
    — Dave Doyle, MMA Junkie, 21 July 2019
  • The most powerful among these militias have links to Iran.
    — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Malala Yousafzai’s story is one of the most powerful out there.
    — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2017
  • It’s not the most powerful from the brand, but it’s the best balance of sound and size for most living rooms.
    — WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The richest man in the world seems determined to take on the most powerful.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • That's a very powerful emotion that stays with you for a very, very long time.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The more powerful the motor, the more heavy-duty work a tiller can take on.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
  • So, in the interest of focusing on leisure rather than work, today’s deal is a powerful gaming rig that punches way above its weight with a $200 discount.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
  • One of the most powerful images of Yamal this season came during the famous 4-0 win away at rivals Real Madrid in November.
    — Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

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