How to Use phenomenal in a Sentence

phenomenal

adjective
  • The train of the high-low style looks phenomenal blowing in the wind on the bow of a boat!
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • To break that record in a span of 24 hours was phenomenal.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
  • Adding to that gift is the phenomenal team on the Frasier set.
    Jazmine Denise Thompson, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
  • He’s been phenomenal through the first 140 games of his career, but the best is yet to come.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But at the same time, like, all your dreams are coming true, and it's just been a phenomenal year.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Blink-182 has done a phenomenal job of embracing the next wave of artists in rock and pop-punk.
    Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The sloppy joe is the most famous one, but the bok choy is phenomenal, too.
    New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • And the number of livestream RSVPs has been phenomenal.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The opening of the film is just phenomenal — and that's what Wes almost got fired over.
    Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Eat at the phenomenal on-site restaurant, Prospect, and don't pass on the sourdough bread.
    Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 July 2023
  • Justin Lin did a phenomenal job with the action and the heist aspects.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2022
  • One five-star fan raved: ‘This sheet feels great and looks phenomenal!!!
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But Joseph Quinn does a phenomenal job at playing the high school burnout.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 June 2022
  • Her mom and dad did a phenomenal job training her for that.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • To be able to slip into Hal again, at this age, all those years ago, [would be] phenomenal....
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • That’s a big deal and sometimes people don’t think that’s a part of it, but these are phenomenal young ladies who do things the right way.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 May 2023
  • Adrien Brody is just phenomenal in this throughout, and Guy Pearce just blew me away too.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Then to have my name, even as a footnote, is phenomenal.
    Will Hagle, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
  • My mom always cooked all meals and was a phenomenal cook.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2023
  • What Sir Ian McKellen has done, coming out and all the work he’s done for gay rights, has been phenomenal.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • My career got off to a phenomenal start back in the ’90s, but then I was derailed by a public and painful movie flop.
    Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2024
  • Kate Bush hasn’t finished her phenomenal chart run in the U.K.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 June 2022
  • This has been a phenomenal year for cookbooks — books that inspired us to get into the kitchen.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Mobley then makes a phenomenal catch for a 60-yard touchdown with the ends of his finger tips.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever the case may be, this pen set is a phenomenal gift!
    Matthew Parker, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • At the top of your climb, enjoy a tranquil pond and phenomenal views of the downtown skyline.
    Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • The offense came out and did a phenomenal job in answering with a quick score.
    Al.com Reports, al, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Florida is known for its phenomenal wildlife, from the birds to the beasts that comb swamps and roam beautiful shores.
    Chad Gillis, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Brown is also phenomenal against man coverage, which the Jaguars run at the second-highest rate in the league.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Aside from Marissa's death, Barton's quick rise to fame, in the wake of the show's phenomenal popularity, was not smooth.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024

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