Used in a Sentence

influential

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for influential.

Editorial note

Google will remain an influential shaper of the internet for a while yet, but Google still doesn't control it.

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Quick take

A person who has influence

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of influential gathered in one view.

noun

A person who has influence

adjective

Having or exerting influence.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for influential.

Example sentences

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Google will remain an influential shaper of the internet for a while yet, but Google still doesn't control it.

2

Since they were (are?) the biggest software customer in the world, this was influential beyond the DoD.

3

There's only a handful of really influential companies indexing this data compared to the numbers that produce and distribute it.

4

In any event, to me it seems pointlessly negative to critique such a unique and influential writer with these broad strokes.

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The guy flipped out on anti-depressants and wrote an influential paper that he now disavows.

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Instead, an influential minority appears to have coordinated on this issue for their own benefit.

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Yes it helps to be connected to influential people to be featured on PH.

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If the horse buggy industry had been a massive multi-billion dollar influential industry they might still be around to the detriment of us all.

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Youtube doesn't produce content in the same way, but they are very influential having stolen things like Music Videos from the likes of MTV.

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She certainly was unpopular on Reddit, though it's hard to know how much of the Reddit zeitgeist/groupthink/circlejerk is manufactured by small groups of influential users.

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Not only do I enjoy his work very much, and found some of it to be extremely influential in my life (i.e.

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A lot of influential people believe this, including Daniel Dennett if I recall correctly.

Quote examples

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Putting one's fingers in their ears and then crying to influential friends about "hackers" doesn't absolve one of responsibility for adhering to this principle.

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Doyle Brunson's "Super/System" was an early and influential book on poker strategy.

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I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut that certain well-connected, influential (and rich) insiders are getting access to any "private/confidential" stuff they're working on.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use influential in a sentence?

Google will remain an influential shaper of the internet for a while yet, but Google still doesn't control it.

What does influential mean?

A person who has influence

What part of speech is influential?

influential is commonly used as noun, adjective.