How to Use successful in a Sentence
successful
adjective
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The more successful ones are the ones that are more prepared.
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Billboard Argentina,
Billboard,
20 Dec. 2017
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Guys that have paths in front of them to be successful.
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Charlie Goldsmith,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2023
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Who wouldn't want to look like one of the world's most successful 21-year-olds?
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Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2018
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Or will one of them be successful and try to start a coup in hell?
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Tamara Fuentes,
Seventeen,
24 Jan. 2020
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If the birth is successful, will the cub be sent to China, too?
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Ryan W. Miller,
USA TODAY,
19 Aug. 2020
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Both movies were successful at the French box office and sold around the world.
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Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2023
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If this isn’t successful, have the shoe-repair shop do the job for you.
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Washington Post,
11 Nov. 2021
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Green was a successful golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2024
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Google might launch the device soon if the tests are successful.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
7 Dec. 2021
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What's amazing about that is to be able to do this on the first try and be successful.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
18 Aug. 2024
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If successful, Chandrayaan 3 will land in the highlands near the south pole of the Moon.
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Mac Stone,
Discover Magazine,
11 Jan. 2023
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Time will tell if this path will prove successful for the Colts yet again.
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Jim Ayello,
The Indianapolis Star,
18 Mar. 2021
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The virus has attacked the core of what makes these cities vibrant and successful.
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The Economist,
11 June 2020
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Even if successful, the city's plan won't be in place in time for students this year.
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Jeff Adelson,
NOLA.com,
5 Aug. 2020
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And so these are steps that have been proven to be successful in -- in saving lives.
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CBS News,
16 Apr. 2023
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But after a successful run that spanned short of a decade, the boys are parting ways.
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Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
21 July 2022
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Google did not see signs that the assaults were successful.
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Lily Hay Newman,
Wired,
3 July 2020
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For both species, there must be enough adults in one area for this type of spawning to be successful.
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Lorraine Boissoneault,
Smithsonian,
4 Nov. 2017
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Just like that, three of its most high-profile and successful programs were out the door.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 July 2021
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There is no right way to carve out a successful career.
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Amber Kallor,
Allure,
30 July 2018
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If the players are not successful, the structure comes down.
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Ysolt Usigan,
Woman's Day,
18 Aug. 2022
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Many were successful, but Google has a plan to handle such slip-ups.
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Michael Simon,
PCWorld,
27 June 2018
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The drummer also opened up about what made the funk group successful.
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Sadie Bell,
Peoplemag,
17 Nov. 2023
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There are few more successful athletes in these Olympics, and few more unique.
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Mark Zeigler,
latimes.com,
21 Feb. 2018
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The Orioles’ starters aren’t putting the bullpen in positions to be successful so far in 2023.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2023
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From the looks of it, that cajoling has been successful.
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NBC News,
14 May 2018
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If successful, this will be the first time one of his vetoes will be overturned.
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Grace Segers,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2021
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That’s the thing about being successful at anything in this league.
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
21 Aug. 2019
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Ashanti and Nelly have been giving fans the feels with their successful spin-the-block love story.
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Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2024
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Each subsequent record was more successful than the last, while the band ceaselessly crisscrossed the country for gigs.
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Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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