How to Use powerhouse in a Sentence

powerhouse

noun
  • He is a powerhouse of ideas.
  • She's a powerhouse on the tennis court.
  • This year's team is a powerhouse that's winning its games easily.
  • Their company became a powerhouse in the video game industry.
  • The country is an economic powerhouse.
  • Seaweed is a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals.
  • The actor and rapper has since called the powerhouse the love of his life.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Gilbert, who took over in 2020, wants the program to again be a state powerhouse.
    Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Rose is a powerhouse who seems to have one goal in life — to make her daughter a star.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Over the past two years, Arizona’s supply from the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West has been cut twice.
    Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • The cast-iron skillet is the powerhouse of all kitchen equipment.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2023
  • Not every desktop has to be a powerhouse that takes up half the desk.
    Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 10 May 2024
  • Keep an eye on your home, day or night, with this little powerhouse.
    Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This flavorful swipe of sauce is a powerhouse and a little goes a long way.
    Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The concert was a powerhouse of moody songs rich with Gilmour’s emotive playing.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Allow the other questions of the board’s quiz to challenge your notions about the world’s next powerhouse.
    Drew Goins, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
  • Mickey Drexler was the person who built Gap into a powerhouse during the 1990s.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • Colombia scored in the 97th minute to beat Germany, Europe’s great powerhouse.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Offshore wind in the Atlantic could be a powerhouse of clean energy for the United States.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 28 June 2023
  • This new one could be the largest and most consequential yet for a 35-year-old school with dreams of becoming the state’s next STEM powerhouse.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • Throughout her career, Allyson Felix has become a powerhouse on and off the track.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Strong enough for branches, softwood, and hardwood, this powerhouse is ready to work.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
  • From doing underground punk and indie rock to being a pop powerhouse: First of all, the songs come first.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Tengen is a six-foot-six powerhouse with a flashy, colorful sense of style and a mischievous grin that could cut through the coldest hearts.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 May 2024
  • No self-love book list would be complete without the powerhouse Glennon Doyle.
    Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • At the heart of Kaptur’s district sits the union town of Toledo − a former industrial powerhouse at the edge of Lake Erie.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The Nigerian city is a powerhouse of art, culture, and fashion.
    Shirley Nwangwa, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Budgets got higher, stunts got much larger, and then the show just became this powerhouse.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Too much of a powerhouse in the opinion of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued to stop the deal and won a preliminary injunction that was enough to nix the transaction.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The health benefits of pumpkin seeds Like so many other wonderful seeds, the pumpkin seed is a powerhouse of nutrients.
    Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024

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