powerful
adjective
pow·er·ful
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-fəl 
1
: having great power, prestige, or influence
a powerful leader
2
: leading to many or important deductions
a powerful set of postulates
Examples of powerful in a Sentence
The country is becoming more and more powerful.
powerful drugs that attack cancer cells
The cash bonus provides a powerful incentive to workers.
The perfume has a powerful smell.
It's a very powerful movie.
The dog has a powerful body.
She has a powerful voice.
The weapons are very powerful.
The aardvark uses its powerful claws to dig for food.
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The music cut out, leaving the three of them to deliver powerful harmonies before the band kicked back in.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state's earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers' first burials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The new model redefines the fundamental chemical reaction known as intercalation, and could pave the way for powerful and faster charging lithium-ion batteries.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
The music cut out, leaving the three of them to deliver powerful harmonies before the band kicked back in.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for powerful
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“Powerful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerful. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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powerful
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pow·er·ful
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