How to Use impact in a Sentence

impact

1 of 2 noun
  • The book had a huge impact when it first came out.
  • No one could have survived such an impact.
  • These warnings have been heard so often that they have lost their impact.
  • We need to be concerned about the environmental impacts of all this construction.
  • She expects to make an immediate impact at work.
  • The crash’s impact broke the neck of a 16-year-old in the van.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The cars crashed into the guardrail, and the impact from the truck crushed one of the cars.
    Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2021
  • Here’s the breakdown of the top five impact games in the quest for the playoff.
    Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • For other black men and boys, the impact of the video is even stronger.
    Shacamree Gowdy, Houston Chronicle, 5 June 2020
  • But what kind of impact have free agents made for the Wings in years past?
    Taylor Gribble, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
  • Jenkins made a big impact in a small amount of time on the court.
    Paul Johnson, Elgin Courier-News, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The troop deaths could have a greater impact for Ukraine in a war that is far from over.
    Helene Cooper, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Celtics felt the impact of losing Lewis on and off the court for decades, and the tragedy still brings tears to our eyes.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • The impact had broken their ribs and burst their lungs.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The young women behind the film hope the impact will have a much longer shelf life.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
  • But the videos seem to have made quite an impact on Sardesai.
    Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, 4 July 2018
  • Her field vision and awareness made an impact on both the ride and the draws.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2022
  • In terms of rule changes, the impact of this year’s tweak to the clock doesn’t appear major.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • On prom night, your shoes need to make just as big of an impact as your dress.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 26 Feb. 2019
  • But that hasn’t stopped Davis from making an impact away from the field.
    Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The impact of floods on the rental market can be even more severe.
    Monica Hersher, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2021
  • What was the last Drake single that felt (or had an impact) like any of those?
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And the two Conventions don’t seem to have had much impact at all.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2020
  • News like that tends to have a profound impact on the other kids.
    Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The future is not just in creation but in the impact of that creation.
    Ali Aksu, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The sum total of the impact of chronic stress can add up to a shorter life.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
  • And the law has had an enormous impact on the lives of just about everyone.
    Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020
  • What impact will that have on the people, plants, wildlife, and traffic?
    Bran Ferren, Quartz, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Still, Rice is happy to join the center’s roaster of artists who are looking to strengthen impact of the Vine Street art community.
    J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
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impact

2 of 2 verb
  • A crater was formed at the point where the meteor impacted the planet's surface.
  • The tax increase will impact low-income families the most.
  • No one is sure how these changes will impact our relations with other countries.
  • The poor economy is impacting on small businesses.
  • Both events negatively impacted her life.
  • This is something that impacts lots of parts of the city.
    Matthew Segal, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 July 2017
  • Of course, there are things that will impact the battery life of the phone.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Phillips can impact — which is the key word here — the game in a multitude of ways.
    David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • That start time is subject to change, and the weather in Louisville could impact it.
    Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2022
  • The actress said the goal is to raise awareness on how pets can impact one’s health.
    Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • And how will the ripples spread out and impact the whole market?
    Cam Wolf, GQ, 17 Oct. 2017
  • What does the site consist of now, and how would it be impacted?
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • While jokes about the game being impacted by the plague spread like, well, the plague so too did the scoring.
    Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Talk about the divide and conquer, how that impacts things.
    Shirin Ghaffary, Recode, 21 Nov. 2018
  • The Post wants to hear how this decision might impact you.
    Washington Post, 15 May 2022
  • There also needs to be an eye on how new homes will impact schools.
    Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
  • Read on to see how the planets could impact your summer plans.
    Bryanna Brown, refinery29.com, 18 June 2018
  • To see how the chemical would impact a prey species, the researchers then turned to mice.
    National Geographic, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The most severe part of the storm will impact the Sierra on Friday.
    Nicholas Merianos, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Leonel Rondon had many friends on our team and the kids were impacted by that tragedy.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Frank Kaminsky didn't impact the first three games of the series.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
  • How many kids is that and how many kids need to be impacted? There is still too much left to do.
    Jabari Young, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2018
  • That might be the only way 5G could impact your health: by crashing a plane.
    Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2022
  • There are also a few key moments at the end of the episode that will clearly impact the events to come.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 24 Oct. 2022
  • At the same time, there are other factors at play that could impact prices.
    Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Point72 says the work does not impact the hedge fund’s investing in any way.
    Juliet Chung, WSJ, 9 May 2022
  • Injuries played a part in the loss and could impact the upcoming weeks.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Lupus can also cause sores on the scalp, which can impact hair health.
    Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 21 Jan. 2022
  • There’s no question that M&A impacts a lot of businesses, lots of consumers in the end, and certainly people who invest in the stock market.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Having an egg-heavy diet may not impact cholesterol levels as much as once thought, new research shows.
    Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 6 Apr. 2024

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