How to Use mighty in a Sentence

mighty

1 of 2 adjective
  • With a mighty leap, he jumped across the stream.
  • The barbarians faced a mighty army.
  • A mighty famine devastated the land.
  • It took a mighty effort to get everything done on time.
  • And that growth is still small, but mighty.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That’s still in the air, much like the mighty ikran.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The spa The spa is small but mighty.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There were not enough at-large berths for their mighty teams.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • That’s six points more than the mighty Democrats.
    Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
  • Look how the mighty have fallen.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This market is small but mighty.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
  • Leclerc made mighty use of that and was in first place by turn three.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
  • How did the song achieve such a mighty debut?
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • For something so small, these tablets pack a mighty punch.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Bring your appetite to this small spot with a mighty menu.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • God brought us out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
    Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And in their place, a weed can grow into a mighty oak.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, and that band, half of them are Berklee alums with mighty chops.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The small but mighty unit blows air up to 160 miles per hour.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Magical swords that can make a man as mighty as a god.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At just under 3 pounds, this small room heater is tiny, but mighty.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
  • But guess who has been the mightiest in the land?
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The mighty Casey, as the story goes, can strike out.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This small-yet-mighty character is so much more.
    Liz Regalia, Parents, 23 June 2026
  • This small-yet-mighty character is so much more.
    Liz Regalia, Parents, 31 Jan. 2026
  • One touch of His mighty hand can bring your heart’s desires to pass.
    Catherine Galassovigorito, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Once-mighty trees and power lines in ruin on streets turned to rivers.
    George Solis, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Concrete roads poured over the grassy hides of once-mighty creatures.
    Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • The mighty tortoise, its feet dangling, didn't seem to mind much.
    Alina Hartounian, NPR, 18 May 2026

mighty

2 of 2 adverb
  • We're mighty glad to be here.
  • It sure was mighty cold last night.
  • That was a mighty tasty dinner.
  • Your father and I are mighty proud of you.
  • He made the offer mighty appealing.
  • She has some mighty important decisions to make.
  • Those are mighty fine odds in baseball.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Detroit has done mighty well at the rock hall through the years.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023
  • That would be mighty impressive if that was to be the case.
    New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And that's mighty refreshing for the brand-heavy game of golf.
    Jake Woolf, GQ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The fabric of the pant itself is still thick enough to be mighty durable.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2023
  • For a street bike, that’s mighty impressive.
    New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not to mention, the 36-year-old has been mighty busy these past few weeks.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 1 May 2022
  • But Ubisoft is also mighty clever about what these tasks entail.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Any one of those would have looked mighty good in the Bruins offense.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022
  • Few were still mighty after the creation of the welfare state.
    The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • That’s the kind of tenacity that comes in mighty handy in retail these days.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2021
  • While a meat pie is a mighty tasty treat, Australian cuisine is so much more.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • One thing is for sure — the couple have been mighty busy adding to their acting resume.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The best actor race is looking mighty crowded.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, though, it’s been ranking mighty high in the culinary world.
    Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The contestants struggled mighty hard with the songs.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Canales’ crew proved to be somewhat resilient down the stretch of last year after things looked mighty bleak.
    Mike Kaye september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Its brass arms, marble base, and glass sparkles would look mighty chic amid silver and gold mantel decor.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 1 Dec. 2022
  • To be sure, the phone’s 4G speed was still mighty fast, up to 117 megabytes.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • But there’s a mighty good chance that whatever’s next involves Boost.
    Jake Woolf, GQ, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Considering the state of the sport, things could get mighty awkward.
    Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Well, then the people who are trafficking those pills and getting them to her house are mighty guilty.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2021
  • His stride is mighty, like the trees of the forest mysteriously come to life.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Mar. 2020
  • Their tender pork and mighty good brisket are smoked over hickory wood for 14 hours, meaty ribs for six.
    Julie Besonen, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2018

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