How to Use impact in a Sentence

impact

1 of 2 noun

• The book had a huge impact when it first came out.
• No one could have survived such an impact.
• These warnings have been heard so often that they have lost their impact.
• We need to be concerned about the environmental impacts of all this construction.
• She expects to make an immediate impact at work.
• The crash’s impact broke the neck of a 16-year-old in the van.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2021
• The cars crashed into the guardrail, and the impact from the truck crushed one of the cars.
  — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2021
• Here’s the breakdown of the top five impact games in the quest for the playoff.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
• The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
• For other black men and boys, the impact of the video is even stronger.
  — Shacamree Gowdy, Houston Chronicle, 5 June 2020
• But what kind of impact have free agents made for the Wings in years past?
  — Taylor Gribble, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
• Jenkins made a big impact in a small amount of time on the court.
  — Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, 3 Nov. 2017
• The troop deaths could have a greater impact for Ukraine in a war that is far from over.
  — Helene Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
• The Celtics felt the impact of losing Lewis on and off the court for decades, and the tragedy still brings tears to our eyes.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• The impact had broken their ribs and burst their lungs.
  — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
• The young women behind the film hope the impact will have a much longer shelf life.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
• But the videos seem to have made quite an impact on Sardesai.
  — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, 4 July 2018
• Her field vision and awareness made an impact on both the ride and the draws.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2022
• In terms of rule changes, the impact of this year’s tweak to the clock doesn’t appear major.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• On prom night, your shoes need to make just as big of an impact as your dress.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2019
• But that hasn’t stopped Davis from making an impact away from the field.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• The impact of floods on the rental market can be even more severe.
  — Monica Hersher, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2021
• What was the last Drake single that felt (or had an impact) like any of those?
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
• And the two Conventions don’t seem to have had much impact at all.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2020
• News like that tends to have a profound impact on the other kids.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
• The future is not just in creation but in the impact of that creation.
  — Ali Aksu, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
• The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
• And the law has had an enormous impact on the lives of just about everyone.
  — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020
• What impact will that have on the people, plants, wildlife, and traffic?
  — Bran Ferren, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2019
• But to this point, there’s simply not enough impact on that end.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022

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impact

2 of 2 verb

• A crater was formed at the point where the meteor impacted the planet's surface.
• The tax increase will impact low-income families the most.
• No one is sure how these changes will impact our relations with other countries.
• The poor economy is impacting on small businesses.
• Both events negatively impacted her life.
• This is something that impacts lots of parts of the city.
  — Matthew Segal, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 July 2017
• Of course, there are things that will impact the battery life of the phone.
  — Christian De Looper, BGR, 26 Oct. 2022
• Phillips can impact — which is the key word here — the game in a multitude of ways.
  — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• That start time is subject to change, and the weather in Louisville could impact it.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2022
• The actress said the goal is to raise awareness on how pets can impact one’s health.
  — Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
• And how will the ripples spread out and impact the whole market?
  — Cam Wolf, GQ, 17 Oct. 2017
• What does the site consist of now, and how would it be impacted?
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
• While jokes about the game being impacted by the plague spread like, well, the plague so too did the scoring.
  — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2019
• Talk about the divide and conquer, how that impacts things.
  — Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, 21 Nov. 2018
• The Post wants to hear how this decision might impact you.
  — Washington Post, 15 May 2022
• There also needs to be an eye on how new homes will impact schools.
  — Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
• Read on to see how the planets could impact your summer plans.
  — Bryanna Brown, refinery29.com, 18 June 2018
• To see how the chemical would impact a prey species, the researchers then turned to mice.
  — National Geographic, 23 Oct. 2017
• The most severe part of the storm will impact the Sierra on Friday.
  — Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
• Leonel Rondon had many friends on our team and the kids were impacted by that tragedy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• Frank Kaminsky didn't impact the first three games of the series.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
• How many kids is that and how many kids need to be impacted? There is still too much left to do.
  — Jabari Young, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2018
• That might be the only way 5G could impact your health: by crashing a plane.
  — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2022
• There are also a few key moments at the end of the episode that will clearly impact the events to come.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 24 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, there are other factors at play that could impact prices.
  — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2022
• Point72 says the work does not impact the hedge fund’s investing in any way.
  — Juliet Chung, WSJ, 9 May 2022
• Injuries played a part in the loss and could impact the upcoming weeks.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022
• Lupus can also cause sores on the scalp, which can impact hair health.
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 21 Jan. 2022
• Opinions vary on how the climate will impact those talks.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 19 June 2020
• Finally, for heads of households, here’s a look at how the changes impact them.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 5 May 2024