How to Use visionary in a Sentence

visionary

1 of 2 adjective
  • She is known as a visionary leader.
  • He had a visionary experience.
  • The next three years will show whether that’s visionary.
    — Bright Simons, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • But that, at least in part, is what gives her crush such a devout and visionary tenor.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Nai Lert was a visionary, plain and simple.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Be the visionary who challenges the status quo.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Jobs was the visionary who gave us the iPhone, the iPod, and the iPad.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The first is the heroic-visionary model.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • At the time, some hailed the vote as a bold and visionary move to expand access and equity.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Some people long for bold, visionary leaders.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The visionary hotelier’s home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Her reign was bold, visionary—and nearly erased from history.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In his prime, Turner was one of the kings of broadcasting, a brash but savvy visionary.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026
  • The visionary needs space to think, create, build a public profile, and shape the future.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Steve Jobs, the visionary behind it, had dyslexia.
    — Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And Chris is such a visionary director.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • His visionary work changed the scope of film storytelling and created new ways for adults and children to dream.
    — Tim Gray, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Guillermo has been called a true visionary director.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Virgo energy reminds you that even the most visionary dreams need structure to take flight.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
  • And lo and behold, new life was breathed into Allende, the visionary prophet of a new order.
    — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
  • In mourning his loss, fans and peers alike remember a visionary artist whose art captured the soul of the South.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Even a visionary the stature of New was likely surprised at the success his school’s students would go on to achieve.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Thank you for being my friend, mentor, encourager and visionary.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But many visionary cities, without clear governance, will never be anything more than dreams.
    — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The director is at the top of his visionary nihilistic game in a movie about what’s happening to the world.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Guess which one visionary stop-motion artist Will Vinton would have preferred.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
    — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This lyrical short profiles a visionary craftsman steeped in myth, music, and mystery.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Within months the designer was heralded as a sort of visionary.
    — Vogue, 29 Mar. 2022
  • But in that era there also were visionary investors who helped to grow the sport among women, Allison said.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023

visionary

2 of 2 noun
  • She's a visionary in her field.
  • One of our last great visionaries is gone.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • He’s described as both a visionary and a villain.
    — Abigail Wise, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Meet the visionaries who aren’t just changing the rules.
    — Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Even visionaries could have a sense of humor.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • The visionary sees where the company should go.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • But when those visionaries leave, many companies miss out on the next big thing.
    — Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Politicians, from the governor on down, hailed him as a visionary, a hero.
    — John Schmid, jsonline.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Lena, as a visionary, always pushes for unique stories that won’t get told.
    — Veronica Wells, Essence, 3 Oct. 2022
  • This positions you not as a vendor, but a visionary.
    — Andy Springer, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Yet, for his idea to succeed, Rice needed a visionary to head the art program.
    — New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • The visionary who saved rage rap from eternal Carti pastiche?
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Through his creations, the late visionary shaped some of the most iconic moments in film history.
    — Cat Cardenas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Well, to be fair, there were a few visionaries who were absolutely thinking about that.
    — Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • Fortunately, this one-of-a-kind visionary is still going strong.
    — Elliott Smith, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Mere weeks later, the avant-garde visionary died, taken down by a simple infection.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Holder sought out the offbeat, the untutored, and the visionary.
    — John Beardsley, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Every visionary has begun their journey here.
    — Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Jan. 2026
  • So why are these two disparate visionaries forever linked?
    — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
  • This woman is a visionary who knows full well how to make exciting, new, detail-minded, zeitgeisty stuff.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Scott was the visionary, and Arianne was the one who could execute that vision.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The last couple decades have been lousy with bearded musical visionaries.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And the life story of a sports car visionary and his tangled family life is tailor-made for awards attention.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The work from these visionaries in travel, beauty, gardening, and more is shaped by color.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • The expansion of anime’s reach is also about opening new paths for young visionaries.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Oct. 2025
  • It's been a year since cinema lost one of its greatest visionaries, David Lynch.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This city’s success has never depended on a single visionary.
    — Jenni Morejon, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Really a firebrand and visionary artist who could see the future and work diligently to try to make that future real.
    — Garret K. Woodward, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Chris Hemsworth plays Steve Abnesti, described as a brilliant visionary who runs a state-of-the-art prison.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 11 June 2022
  • Lee is an artistic visionary who has crafted some of the most powerful, moving, and captivating works of our era.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022

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