How to Use potent in a Sentence

potent

adjective
  • The weed making its way from hand-to-hand is potent.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Right now, the potent scalp serum is on sale for $20.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That metaphor may become more potent yet.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, the Chinese regime is more potent.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The courts are one of the most powerful and potent.
    — NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
  • And when the wind whips, the air reeks of a potent campfire — but no campers are around.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • This Knights team is younger, but their offense is potent.
    — Matt Wagner, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • One of the strongest counters to a potent pass rush is a steady run game.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The dose is even more potent when the White House is on the line.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This should make the Penguins even more potent.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The pitching is raw but the offense will be potent.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The tax, however, is not as potent as the team hoped.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • Tea tree oil is a potent essential oil.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Prescott and CeeDee Lamb have been a potent duo for years.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Salmon Salmon is a potent source of omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Pamela Assid Woughter, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Allicin is most potent in raw garlic.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
  • The connection that my dad and I had was very potent.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why the memories are so potent.
    — Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
  • His delusion is central to why this revival is so potent.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Here, her lips were potent, and her blush was equally so, powdered all over the rounds of her cheeks.
    — Essence, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There’s this tickling sensation in your nose from how potent the spice is.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His delusion is central to why this revival is so potent.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Theodore and Hanifin are a potent one-two punch.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But pulling it also handed Democrats a potent midterm weapon.
    — Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Spoofing has evolved into a potent weapon in recent years.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
  • They're served in oversized to-go cups and are sneakily potent.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Aged garlic extract takes a very long time to make due to the aging process, but is quite potent.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, due to its potent smell and bitter taste, boxwood is hardly a tasty snack for deer.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Skubal looked as potent as ever on Wednesday.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Today’s version is much more potent.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 May 2026

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