successful
adjective
suc·cess·ful
sək-ˈses-fəl 
1
: resulting or terminating in success
a successful attempt
2
: gaining or having gained success
a successful investor
successfulness
noun
Examples of successful in a Sentence
the play had a successful run on Broadway
sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Her plan was successful and Kim secured her first apartment.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Her plan was successful and Kim secured her first apartment.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Northrop redesigned its rocket with new Russian engines and reeled off 13 successful Antares launches before geopolitics made the rocket's patchwork design untenable.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Successful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successful. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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successful
adjective
suc·cess·ful
sək-ˈses-fəl
1
: resulting or ending in success
2
: gaining or having gained success
successfulness
noun
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