How to Use impactful in a Sentence

impactful

adjective
  • Who will be the top three to five most impactful new faces for next season?
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There is no timetable for his return, but his loss is impactful.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Roy has been the most impactful of the club’s three new forwards.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There’s big and loud and impactful as ever, so those will be there.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 May 2023
  • That may be, but that relief is impactful.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • So, that was pretty impactful on me.
    — Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • What rounds are the sweet spot to draft an impactful TE?
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The coaching staff has been too impactful.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Vikings don’t have a ton of cap space and there aren’t many impactful free agents left.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The second of the storms was one of the more impactful systems in weeks.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • So the Wolves may need to have the most impactful player.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • Robinson could be a trade chip to get a more impactful player.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022
  • Did Tesla make the most impactful car of the last few decades?
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The progress Toy pushed for was bold and impactful, Schoch said.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Hogan shared that one of her most impactful habits is simple and direct.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His athleticism and length have been impactful at both ends of the court.
    — oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
  • But for her, the most impactful loss was what had been a sense of assured safety.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Later in the game, Barkley had one of his most impactful runs of the year.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Williams has also been making waves for his impactful role on the show.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Eichel hasn’t been his usual, impactful self.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Health’s list as one of the most impactful physicians in the country.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
  • All those guys have been really good and impactful for them.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
  • At the plate, Boland is just as impactful, batting cleanup.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • But that is not the same as solid, lasting, impactful change.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • That has been the most recent, most impactful thing that happened.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Here's a look back on some of the most impactful events of 2024.
    — Time Video, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Last-minute, impactful changes are like throwing a landmine on the track.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The idea is simple but impactful.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • So, for me, three [people] going home was by far the most impactful.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • My goal was to publish one short, impactful, overwrought piece a week.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025

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