How to Use powerful in a Sentence

powerful

adjective

• The dog has a powerful body.
• The weapons are very powerful.
• The perfume has a powerful smell.
• She has a powerful voice.
• It's a very powerful movie.
• The aardvark uses its powerful claws to dig for food.
• The country is becoming more and more powerful.
• The cash bonus provides a powerful incentive to workers.
• Your growth does not need to be loud to be powerful.
  — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• And is any one of the three more powerful?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
• The hate gets more powerful with more hate.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
• This spring, that may be the most powerful trend of all.
  — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
• That’s a very powerful place to be.
  — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
• His swing was easy, smooth, and powerful.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
• The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
• The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
• The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
• They might be forced to not take on the powerful in this country.
  — Sonia Moghe, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
• This is a powerful tool in a crowded race.
  — David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
• Chicken and corn make a powerful pair, and this soup is proof of it.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
• His nose is so powerful, it's used to sniff out cancer.
  — Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• The world of the rich and powerful, where things are mostly fine.
  — Libby Watson, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2020
• The waves are shoulder high; the rides are long and powerful.
  — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appetit, 10 July 2017
• The strength of these women is very powerful and unique.
  — Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
• That's a very powerful emotion that stays with you for a very, very long time.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2018
• Chefs cooked through driving rain, powerful winds and thick smoke from open fires.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
• Along the coast, powerful winds led to some of the worst tidal flooding in four decades.
  — CBS News, 5 Jan. 2018
• Murdaugh was a partner at a powerful law firm with his name on it.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
• Except, of course, the street car is way more powerful than the race car, with way less grip.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 July 2020
• The most powerful storms tend to come in the later part of the season.
  — David Goodhue march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026