How to Use fruitful in a Sentence

fruitful

adjective
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  • We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.
  • People close to the case warned that the talks had not been fruitful.
    — Sarah Ellison, Josh Dawsey and Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The Trump era was at least as fruitful as Fidesz had hoped.
    — Emily Tamkin, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But a full-court trap and foul game wasn’t fruitful enough.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer appears to have a busy, fruitful year ahead of her.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The next phase of Rosalynn Carter’s life proved to be fruitful.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Though the hunt has been less than fruitful so far, this could change things.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Yet the downtime proved fruitful in more ways than one.
    — Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
  • At the end of the day, these suggestions rarely prove fruitful.
    — Rene Nunez, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022
  • One of the school’s most fruitful initiatives has been LA to SB.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
  • This will bring fruitful changes to your life—and for most, to your bank account.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The first three years with the Dallas Fuel weren’t so fruitful.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The belief that life should be fair should be a fruitful place to start digging.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Dobbs’ ability to throw on the run proved fruitful for the Browns on Friday against the Jaguars.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • His second tenure in Storrs has not been as fruitful as the first.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The suspect fled the scene on foot, and a search Sunday night was not fruitful, police said.
    — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The notes in the margins became a timestamp of one of the most fruitful periods of the artist’s career.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • Such puzzles have been fruitful for physicists in the past.
    — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2022
  • The slot proved fruitful, as the Hawks scored twice in the final three minutes from the area of prime real estate.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The duo’s long and fruitful relationship began on the set of Chef.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • And thus far, the shrewd adjustments have proven fruitful.
    — oregonlive, 3 May 2022
  • But it's been a fruitful spot for Houston, which is now 5-2 in not-so-playoff-prime-time.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The sum of the two species is greater than its parts, making lichens one of nature’s most fruitful pairings.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2022
  • With a soaring puck all but ending a fruitful O-zone shift, Carlo jumped at the blue line and corralled the the puck.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • And based on the images of the car, the collaboration has turned out to be quite fruitful.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.
    — Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Both teams are crawling to next week’s All-Star break, a reset that might prove fruitful.
    — Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2024
  • The era of those albums — the era this tour looks back on — was a fruitful one for white dudes writing indie rock songs.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Ohmori, Wakai, and Fujisawa chatted with Billboard Japan, looking back on a fruitful 2024 and sharing some visions for the new year.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The trip proved fruitful: Many of the house’s stunning crystal chandeliers, decorative objets, and Art Deco furniture pieces were Paris finds.
    — Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024

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