How to Use meaningful in a Sentence

meaningful

adjective

• The trip turned out to be very meaningful for both of them.
• She looked at him in a meaningful way.
• He wanted to feel that his job was meaningful.
• The test did not produce any meaningful results.
• Many ranked it among the most meaningful of their lives.
  — Brendan Borrell, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• There’s little sign of meaningful relief in the short term.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• The first moves far too slowly to have a meaningful impact on the second, which evolves at warp speed.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
• But perhaps one of the most meaningful accolades came in the form of a simple email.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
• The rookie class will be strong and winning that would be meaningful.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• Of the four, the New York case was the only one with a meaningful start date, and that suddenly appeared in doubt Thursday.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• But the most meaningful piece of advice was stressed early and often.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
• The script is as subtle as a bonk on the nose, and the editing repeats every beat twice-over in broad pantomime and meaningful looks.
  — Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• But no one is expecting rents to drop in any meaningful way.
  — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2023
• The hip-hop song lured listeners in quickly with a catchy beat and chorus, and meaningful lyrics.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• His appointment is meaningful in a city that is more than 60% Black.
  — Sydney Haywood, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
• More homes on the market and lower mortgage rates would be the two main drivers of any meaningful jump in home sales this spring, Broeksmit said.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
• Of course, the objects that would be most meaningful to save will differ from person to person.
  — Ayurella Horn-Muller, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2023
• The light of this recognition becomes all the more meaningful when contrasted against the shadows of your past.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2023
• Then, still frustrated by a lack of meaningful change, Hardison wrote the open letter in 2013.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• Rather than being a cause for skepticism, the presence of such an agenda makes the result all the more meaningful.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
• At the most local of levels, Raff and Kroh are making a difference that’s meaningful to them.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• Gardner says these kinds of reflections have made this one of the most meaningful photo shoots of his career.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• Of course, Kate wasn't the only one who made meaningful outfit choices on Tuesday.
  — Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• Rae just hopes that the poignant message of the film and the rich, colorful storytelling will be as meaningful for audiences young and old.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 6 June 2023
• Griffin hasn’t played meaningful minutes since 2020 and seems destined to make his biggest impact in the NIL sphere.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
• Few links to the ′54 team remain, which is what makes Reeves’ contributions so meaningful.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• Congress hasn't managed to pass much in the way of legislation that would have a meaningful impact.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
• That alone may be its most meaningful and valuable legacy.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Darrell Luther has 20 snaps in meaningful games this season.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• The part of your system that looks at the electrical signals and translates them into some kind of meaningful action.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024