powerfully
adverb
pow·er·ful·ly
ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē 
: in a powerful manner
She expressed her opinions very powerfully.
: to a strong or powerful extent
a powerfully moving film
a powerfully aromatic dish
a powerfully built athlete
He was powerfully influenced by their advice.
Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph.—
Beaumont Newhall
Beaumont NewhallExamples of powerfully in a Sentence
began to row powerfully toward the shore
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Few novels capture this complexity as powerfully as Hernan Diaz’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Trust.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Punching through the terrain in this manner forms the fast, crunchy, and powerfully kinetic core of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Nothing drove that point home more powerfully, or poignantly, than the vigil outside Nationwide Arena to honor Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, who tragically died a couple of weeks before training camp last fall.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Others, like Umai or Lismore Castle, speak quietly but powerfully, weaving memoir into miso and marmalade.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 July 2025
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Punching through the terrain in this manner forms the fast, crunchy, and powerfully kinetic core of the game.
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Nothing drove that point home more powerfully, or poignantly, than the vigil outside Nationwide Arena to honor Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, who tragically died a couple of weeks before training camp last fall.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Others, like Umai or Lismore Castle, speak quietly but powerfully, weaving memoir into miso and marmalade.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for powerfully
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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerfully. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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