How to Use high-impact in a Sentence

high-impact

adjective
  • The team needs one of those guys to step up and be a high-impact player in 2025.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • At the end of the day, her key to pulling off a high-impact outfit is to simply go with the flow.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • What else to know: Flagg is not the only high-impact recruit.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Thompson logged 25 points in 27 minutes for his third high-impact game off the bench.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Consider the design of your home and how a high-impact tile design would flow with the rest of your space.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
  • There is the potential for high-impact heat the week of Sunday, August 13.
    oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The money would go to high-impact paving, a process that involves surface repairs to extend the life of a road by about 10 to 15 years.
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Think of some of the high-impact drugs that began in university labs.
    Roopa Ramamoorthi, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Though on the pricey side, Jonathan Adler vases are stunning statement pieces that make high-impact gifts.
    Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For high-impact workouts, only the best running sports bras will do.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 4 Sep. 2024
  • And — it must be said that bringing dogs to someone else’s home overnight is a high-impact thing to do, even if your dogs are well-behaved.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Just pick your favorite white suit, wear it back-to-front, and voila—you’ve got yourself an easy, but high-impact, costume.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This high-impact one from Amazon comes in 19 colors and is adjustable.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 June 2023
  • Also, don't be afraid to mix and match different floral pieces for a high-impact take on this trend.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Those who adapt will step into more strategic, high-impact roles.
    Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Great for high-impact, smokey eye looks, its flake-free wax lends itself just as well to everyday wear.
    Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • Those two players are not bad, but the team could consider making a high-impact move.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Footballers wear a helmet and thick padding to withstand high-impact tackles on the whole body except the head and knees.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
  • So, does knee pain mean high-impact exercise is a total no-go?
    Caitlin Carlson, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
  • Ear cuffs are the low-stakes, high-impact accessories that have taken the jewelry world by storm.
    Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Rees breaks down exactly what to do for this low time commitment but high-impact kitchen DIY project.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
  • While both players are high-impact talents, their depth quickly gets thin.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • This stretchy style is great for both low- and high-impact activities and has a supportive high waistband to keep them in place all day long.
    Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The term is given to high-impact fragrances that are superpowerful and can be smelled halfway across the room.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Even though age is starting to catch up to him, Rodgers is more than capable of being a high-impact quarterback.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • All around the country, fighters sweat, puke, and bleed their way through an endless grind of high-impact training for the slim chance of getting a shot at real money.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This eye shadow provides high-impact sparkle in just a few swipes, no blending necessary, and just a little dry-down time.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Each side wall creates a natural stopping point for a high-impact tile or slab backsplash.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
  • The singer completed the high-impact look with a pair of sleek black and gold thigh-high boots, adding an extra layer of edge and sophistication to her bold performance attire.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 11 July 2025
  • This high-impact multitasker pulls double duty as a cheek and lip tint with a creamy and velvety, second-skin texture that blends effortlessly and never leaves skin feeling oily.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 3 July 2025

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