How to Use meaningful in a Sentence

meaningful

adjective
  • The trip turned out to be very meaningful for both of them.
  • She looked at him in a meaningful way.
  • He wanted to feel that his job was meaningful.
  • The test did not produce any meaningful results.
  • What makes up a meaningful life for you?
    — Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Did that shape you in any meaningful way?
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • That felt very meaningful to me.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Aim for the top of the spend to make your efforts more meaningful.
    — Byellen McGirt, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Gardner said that play is meaningful to her to this day.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And someone shouldn’t have to do all that to live a meaningful life.
    — Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
  • And someone shouldn’t have to do all that to live a meaningful life.
    — Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The café has also found meaningful ways to give back.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Put them in and give the young guys meaningful minutes.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Read on for what made these looks so meaningful to the celebrities who wore them.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 3 May 2022
  • That’s the plan for the young Hawks, to be in those meaningful games.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • And something meaningful needs to be done about it.
    — NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Having said all that, there are so many meaningful things that have come from it.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This is my time to create meaningful art.
    — Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
  • So far, that hasn't happened in any meaningful way.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Over the decades, each love story still feels meaningful.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Friends – even a group – might have something meaningful to say.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Home run props don’t have to hit at a high rate to yield a meaningful profit, though.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • This doesn’t mean male friendships are less meaningful.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Can the page on this season turn in such a meaningful way so quickly?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Many owners do not mark the end of the business in any meaningful way.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Find a more global and meaningful purpose for you and the world around you.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • In that way, meaningful Diwali decor cannot be bought or sold.
    — Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Don’t settle for half-truths; seek meaningful joy.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The best way to pass the time in Portofiro is to take meaningful action.
    — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Welcome Home host sought out to do the things that were meaningful to her.
    — Danielle Harling, House Beautiful, 12 Feb. 2022

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