How to Use powerfully in a Sentence
powerfully
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The woman was chesty, the man powerfully built, the curves of his thighs yearning for the curves of hers.
— Dave Eggers, Wired, 30 Sep. 2021 -
In 1973, that film’s honest moral quandary felt powerfully new to the movies.
— Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2019 -
Views of Earth from space have, in the past, powerfully shifted the way humans see the planet.
— Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024 -
But the Red Sox responded powerfully in the top of the next inning.
— Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2019 -
Shoot for the Stars joins a song from 2019’s Meet the Woo in taking on a powerfully elegiac meaning.
— Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 July 2020 -
Talk to me about getting those words to come out so slickly and powerfully.
— Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Dec. 2024 -
In the world of fashion, few names bring legacy to mind as powerfully as Ralph Lauren.
— Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022 -
The facts beat so powerfully upon the memory that the images come back in rather the same way as a film in slow motion.
— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024 -
This hit me most powerfully while stuck in one last parade.
— Jon Mooallem Andrea Frazzetta, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023 -
In a Lakers world where the front office is always right, the blame rolls swift and powerfully and very much downhill.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021 -
President Biden said it very frankly and very powerfully from Brownsville, Texas, just a few days ago.
— CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024 -
With a powerfully raw script and a gritty aesthetic, the film captured two men at the end of their grubby ropes.
— Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Press powerfully off the floor to raise yourself back to the starting position.
— Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023 -
His ropey dresses that hug the collarbones and stretch across the hips are some powerfully erotic stuff.
— Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Sep. 2022 -
Johnson, who is six feet three and powerfully built, is at ease with himself in a way that puts others at ease.
— Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 -
Choice of narrative point of view powerfully shapes the substance of a novel.
— Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023 -
The home ownership gap isn’t anything new — what’s new is the chance to powerfully address it.
— BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021 -
Crowley’s powerfully simple set of plain screens stands deep down the huge thrust stage, with the audience wrapped around three sides.
— David Benedict, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021 -
What drew Hearn so powerfully to these stories about the return of the departed?
— Jonathan Dee, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019 -
As in the 1890s, getting rich is powerfully in fashion.
— Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020 -
Plus, Young and Crazy Horse are at the top of their game, with Young strutting the stage and powerfully delivering the album from start to finish.
— Scott Bauer, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2020 -
Anything that doesn’t powerfully support one of these points should be left out.
— Justin Kan, Quartz at Work, 10 July 2019 -
Gender was almost as powerfully in play for women in the West.
— New York Times, 11 July 2021 -
At the same time, the lagging Nasdaq powerfully recovered to a 2.6% gain.
— Q.ai - Investing Reimagined, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021 -
Below, here’s how to wear suiting pieces and do so powerfully.
— Madeline Fass, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2019 -
Thanks to the compact profile, the vacuum can get in hard-to-reach places and powerfully clean carpets and hard floors with its three-stage system.
— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024 -
Once again the white suit rears its powerfully symbolic head.
— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023 -
God’s love, expressed most powerfully in our Lord Jesus, offers comfort, hope, and strength for the tasks ahead.
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 1 Sep. 2022 -
Then, for the squat walk to jump, quickly and powerfully stand from your squat position, raising your hands above your head, instead of jumping at the end.
— Christa Sgobba, SELF, 27 Dec. 2022 -
Striking while the irons were hot, our team of testers glided over cotton, linen, and satin to see which irons most powerfully pushed out creases and stubborn bumps.
— Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
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