Examples of influential in a Sentence
Adjective
His theories have become more influential in recent years.
My parents have been the most influential people in my life.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The Chosen may bring to life some of history’s most influential figures, but according to Elizabeth Tabish, the characters also face the same real-life struggles as the rest of us.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
The pattern began in the Russian leader’s earliest days, when Boris A. Berezovsky, an oligarch influential in Mr. Putin’s rise, ran afoul of him and fled, treated for years as a public enemy before his death in Britain in 2013 under murky circumstances.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
The claim filed by Brian Marvel of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, or PORAC, a politically influential trade association that advocates for law enforcement officers across the state, accuses DeMaio of mishandling campaign donations to the political action committee.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The Chosen may bring to life some of history’s most influential figures, but according to Elizabeth Tabish, the characters also face the same real-life struggles as the rest of us.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
To secure support from the elders and influentials, potential parliamentarians were reputed to have paid tens of thousands of dollars for a vote.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
The pattern began in the Russian leader’s earliest days, when Boris A. Berezovsky, an oligarch influential in Mr. Putin’s rise, ran afoul of him and fled, treated for years as a public enemy before his death in Britain in 2013 under murky circumstances.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Influential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/influential. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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