How to Use successful in a Sentence

successful

adjective

• The more successful ones are the ones that are more prepared.
  — Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2017
• Guys that have paths in front of them to be successful.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
• Or will one of them be successful and try to start a coup in hell?
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2020
• Google might launch the device soon if the tests are successful.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 7 Dec. 2021
• The virus has attacked the core of what makes these cities vibrant and successful.
  — The Economist, 11 June 2020
• Google did not see signs that the assaults were successful.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 3 July 2020
• Both movies were successful at the French box office and sold around the world.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Jan. 2023
• There is no right way to carve out a successful career.
  — Amber Kallor, Allure, 30 July 2018
• Time will tell if this path will prove successful for the Colts yet again.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2021
• The drummer also opened up about what made the funk group successful.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• And so these are steps that have been proven to be successful in -- in saving lives.
  — CBS News, 16 Apr. 2023
• If this isn’t successful, have the shoe-repair shop do the job for you.
  — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
• But after a successful run that spanned short of a decade, the boys are parting ways.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 21 July 2022
• If the players are not successful, the structure comes down.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 18 Aug. 2022
• If the birth is successful, will the cub be sent to China, too?
  — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
• Then came hours of waiting for news about which bid was successful.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 May 2023
• From the looks of it, that cajoling has been successful.
  — NBC News, 14 May 2018
• Proper cleanup is the key to your next successful grilling session.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2017
• And what precedes a successful strike is a probing strike.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
• For both species, there must be enough adults in one area for this type of spawning to be successful.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 4 Nov. 2017
• And tweaking the agency at this point was not going to be successful.
  — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2022
• That’s the thing about being successful at anything in this league.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2019
• And even that turned out to be far more successful than anyone could have imagined.
  — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
• If successful, this will be the first time one of his vetoes will be overturned.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2021
• Will the drug be successful in killing off any remaining virus?
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2022
• Living up to their name, the band is already successful.
  — Fox News, 28 July 2022
• Even if successful, the city's plan won't be in place in time for students this year.
  — Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• Just like that, three of its most high-profile and successful programs were out the door.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2021
• Here's hoping for a busy and successful year for all involved!
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2021
• Yes, your bright and successful daughter has some thinking to do.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024