How to Use high-impact in a Sentence

high-impact

adjective
  • These are low-cost finds with high-impact payoff.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Those who adapt will step into more strategic, high-impact roles.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Anything creative or high-impact should stay on your plate.
    — Matteo Pittaluga, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Here are the high-impact, low-effort moves that do the heavy lifting for you.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Those are high-impact moves to keep and build on what the Rams did on defense last year.
    — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • At the end of the day, her key to pulling off a high-impact outfit is to simply go with the flow.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • So, does knee pain mean high-impact exercise is a total no-go?
    — Caitlin Carlson, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
  • The key is to start with a single, high-impact area and build momentum from there.
    — Rajat Bhargava, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For high-impact workouts, only the best running sports bras will do.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 4 Sep. 2024
  • While both players are high-impact talents, their depth quickly gets thin.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • Black countertops remain a top pick for their sleek, high-impact look.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, the Dolphins want high-impact starters on Day 1.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Great for high-impact, smokey eye looks, its flake-free wax lends itself just as well to everyday wear.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 26 June 2024
  • The team needs one of those guys to step up and be a high-impact player in 2025.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
  • But someone who passes even a small number of high-impact laws will score highly.
    — Matt Wing, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Think of some of the high-impact drugs that began in university labs.
    — Roopa Ramamoorthi, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Those two players are not bad, but the team could consider making a high-impact move.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Advanced stats still paint him as an elite rim protector and high-impact player.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The next step is to deploy these capital to high-impact projects across Asia.
    — Naina Subberwal Batra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Begin with focused and high-impact use cases.
    — Amit Gandhi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Consider the design of your home and how a high-impact tile design would flow with the rest of your space.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Also, don't be afraid to mix and match different floral pieces for a high-impact take on this trend.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Instead of signing up for every course, choose a few high-impact skills that align with your career goals.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Roasting garlic is one of those low-effort, high-impact kitchen tricks worth knowing.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026
  • Will Ospreay is known for his breathtaking, high-impact in-ring style.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This approach is already paying off in some high-impact areas.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Thompson logged 25 points in 27 minutes for his third high-impact game off the bench.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Each side wall creates a natural stopping point for a high-impact tile or slab backsplash.
    — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
  • Style them with a simple top and sleek outerwear for a minimal, high-impact look.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Just pick your favorite white suit, wear it back-to-front, and voila—you’ve got yourself an easy, but high-impact, costume.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024

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