How to Use soulful in a Sentence

soulful

adjective

• The group went on to help to define the soulful sound of the ‘70s and become one of the most iconic funk bands of all time.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• Kennedy’s set was emotional, soulful and all about love, the good kind and the bad.
  — Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2022
• His host parents fell in love with the soulful child who had seen so much in his 11 years.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The result was a soulful and at times comedic ride through his life but viewed through a hip-hop lens.
  — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2024
• The soulful singer died in Switzerland on Wednesday at 83.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 May 2023
• But what Vallee did have was the voice — something startling and soulful.
  — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
• At the time, many in the music press didn’t know what to make of bandleader Maurice White’s soulful stew.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• All told, these are soulful, uplifting songs by Afrobeats’ top artist.
  — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
• While delivering her soulful cover of the song, which hit No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Legend was the first to turn his chair.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2022
• Their soulful singing and funky hip-hop backbeat went over fabulously with the crowd.
  — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• The vocals and arrangement are Madonna at her soulful best.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
• This week in fashion, the soulful Mary J. Blige recently wore a tan and black monogram printed Valentino set while on the sea.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
• As Warwick obliged and opened the performance with her full, soulful vocals, Hudson dived into the song, belting her heart out to the track.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
• William, on the other hand, often has the soulful look of someone about to play a depressing solo on the acoustic guitar.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• Nazareth took notice of the song thanks to a more soulful 1974 cover by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris.
  — Alex Traub, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2022
• Vocally, Kvashny is soulful and Neeck handles the high notes with aplomb.
  — David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2023
• The crowd grooved and sang along to the soulful track, making her debut SXSW experience one to remember.
  — Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
• The soulful Ghee stunned audiences with their voice and dance skills, playing a musician — on the run from gangsters — who tries on a dress and is transformed.
  — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• And though his emotional savvy and heart-on-sleeve demeanor borrows from the Book of Drake, Rod’s soulful voice is one of one, proving why hip-hop will have legs for years to come.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
• Back in the 1990s, the Black Crowes blew up out of Atlanta, playing soulful, swaggering classic rock in an era of alt-rock irony and grunge bellyaching.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
• Jodeci laid down soulful harmonies that had the whole audience joining in.
  — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• But Dafoe, a four-time Oscar nominee known for his soulful, cerebral presence, has been doing this long enough to know the page is just the starting block.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
• While some programming augmented the sound, the song sailed upward due to Stump’s vocals which remain bright and soulful.
  — Mark Guarino, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
• The duo’s soulful vocals earned them a standing ovation from Legend himself.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
• In some, the robots serve humanity as cheerful helpers or soulful lovers.
  — Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Then-host Bing Crosby crooned the carol, which is soulful, longing, and sad anyway but especially so at the time.
  — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 18 Nov. 2022
• After reigning Voice coach Blake welcomed Bryce on to his team, the up-and-coming artist continued to stand out time and time again with his soulful songs and stylish outfits.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022
• Eat: South American sopa de maní is soulful and steadying.
  — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Jennings was impressed by her bluesy, soulful voice and transparent songs.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2022
• The deeply personal lyrics, delivered by her raw, soulful voice, drive that message home with grand-scale emotion.
  — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024