How to Use soulful in a Sentence

soulful

adjective

• The soulful song was ranked as the Hot 100 Song of the Year.
  — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
• The soulful track was named for the Cleveland, Ohio venue.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2022
• All the while, the grainy soundtrack of the soulful Korean chanteuse fills the night air.
  — Anne Anlin Cheng, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2021
• The group went on to help to define the soulful sound of the ‘70s and become one of the most iconic funk bands of all time.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• Kennedy’s set was emotional, soulful and all about love, the good kind and the bad.
  — Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2022
• Mike serves as the producer of the group while Emilio and Milton are the soulful singers.
  — Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024
• His catchy, soulful songs speak to the joys and struggles of his people.
  — Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
• His host parents fell in love with the soulful child who had seen so much in his 11 years.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• On screen and in person, Gorder is warm, earthy, soulful.
  — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2024
• The result was a soulful and at times comedic ride through his life but viewed through a hip-hop lens.
  — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2024
• But at the time, a lot of the rock bands were looking for a soulful type of background vocals.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2021
• The soulful songstress recalls penning the record about three years ago.
  — Allison Hazel, Essence, 10 Mar. 2021
• The soulful singer died in Switzerland on Wednesday at 83.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 May 2023
• But what Vallee did have was the voice — something startling and soulful.
  — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
• At the time, many in the music press didn’t know what to make of bandleader Maurice White’s soulful stew.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Think of it as a more assertive and soulful cousin of thick yogurt or sour cream.
  — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
• Later in the afternoon, fans were ready for soulful and funky sets by the Black Pumas and Leon Bridges.
  — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2021
• Its soulful, deliberate and sings to the nature of the land.
  — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• The church celebrates the end of the priesthood/temple ban in a joyous and soulful gala.
  — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022
• And a curtain would rise to reveal the soulful magpies, the Warblettes.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024
• Laila Mach, the 15-year-old with the big, soulful voice surprisingly gets cut in this round, too.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2021
• So this was like a feeling of, for me, Adjust Brightness is warm and soulful.
  — Damien Scott, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024
• The soulful British singer is enjoying a bright start to her career.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2021
• The soulful artist’s hit song is a slow, sultry acoustic number sung to her lover.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022
• The music will range from jazz and funk to soulful folk to classic rock and Americana.
  — oregonlive, 22 June 2022
• The 2024 Kennedy Center Honors will feature a mix of the psychedelic and the soulful with a touch of jazz.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 July 2024
• Konstanty is a small-framed Polish guy with soulful, dark eyes, and both of us have had a somber game.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• But something about the face of one stranger—his name is Jean, and he’s played by the soulful actor Vincent Lindon—speaks to her.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
• This album is sure to showcase her unique mix of heartfelt storytelling and soulful melodies that fans have come to love.
  — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
• This Bluegrass prodigy brings his lightning-fast picking and soulful tunes to the big stage at Ball Arena.
  — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 13 Feb 2025