How to Use influential in a Sentence

influential

adjective
  • My parents have been the most influential people in my life.
  • His theories have become more influential in recent years.
  • Hill first rose to prominence as a member of the influential group the Fugees in the 1990s.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 22 June 2023
  • Enough to be influential, but not so much that I can’t be overturned.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Sean O'Brien, the head of one of the nation's largest and most influential unions, was appearing as a witness.
    Stefan Becket, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • One of the most influential celebs in the manicure department is Megan Fox.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The two teams are packed with global stars and each is led by one of the most influential coaches of their generation.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • His business impact in the state earned him a place on a list of most influential people in Orange County.
    Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The order did not name the Wagner group but the move is seen a way of controlling the influential military force.
    Uliana Pavlova, CNN, 11 June 2023
  • By the end of the ‘80s, Spike Lee had become arguably the first influential filmmaker of the hip-hop generation.
    Al Shipley, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But at 34, Anderson is in the unique position of being both a peer and an influential elder-of-sorts in this scene.
    Quinn Moreland, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And those princess costumes have been very influential.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The songs span 20 of perhaps the most influential years of Price’s six-decade-plus career, and all of them exude the traditional sound that occupies the core of Gill’s and Franklin’s hearts.
    Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The jurors discover that three of them were especially influential in leading the group down the wrong path.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The job of doing so would fall to an official who had built an influential, if low-profile, career in Saudi sports.
    Ahmed Al Omran, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • Some of the genre’s most influential executives worry about K-Pop as a whole losing steam.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Men: The Animated Series] near the top of the most influential stories to me, personally, and to so many creative minds that have come through these doors.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Among the various firms uneasy with the current state of affairs, tech companies are the most influential.
    Bysarah Jacob, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Christopher Waller, an influential member of the Fed's governing board, sounded a note of caution in a recent speech.
    Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The trio’s catchy rap tunes move the fight from the days of extremism to the realm of influential pop culture soft power that can penetrate society without the casualties of the past.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • So Far To make their decision, Pantone’s design team takes a look at the trendiest, most influential colors that appeared throughout the past year.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
  • With three years left in his term, DeSantis remains an influential player in the legislative process.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
  • That’s become the tragic routine of H.R., the mesmerizing singer of influential hardcore band Bad Brains.
    Kyle Eustice, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
  • No one has been most influential — no one has been more influential or meaningful to my success on the field or my career than Stoutland.
    Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • And the most influential platform among young people is now TikTok, a Chinese company.
    Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Smith has spent almost 20 years as OSU’s athletic director, becoming one of the more influential people in college sports in the process.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The Sunday Review, a look back at influential albums of all genres, arrives in my email inbox every Sunday.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • By then, the O’Connors had become one of the most influential and popular families in Arizona politics.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
  • One of the most influential figures in European modern culture never set foot in Europe.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • The trio provided backup vocals for Bob and his band onstage and during tours and was regarded as one of the most influential female groups in the history of Jamaican music.
    Vandana Pawa, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023

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