How to Use powerhouse in a Sentence

powerhouse

noun
Definition of powerhousenext
Synonyms for powerhousenext
  • He is a powerhouse of ideas.
  • She's a powerhouse on the tennis court.
  • This year's team is a powerhouse that's winning its games easily.
  • Their company became a powerhouse in the video game industry.
  • The country is an economic powerhouse.
  • Seaweed is a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals.
  • Gilbert, who took over in 2020, wants the program to again be a state powerhouse.
    — Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Rose is a powerhouse who seems to have one goal in life — to make her daughter a star.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Over the past two years, Arizona’s supply from the 1,450-mile powerhouse of the West has been cut twice.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • The cast-iron skillet is the powerhouse of all kitchen equipment.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2023
  • Keep an eye on your home, day or night, with this little powerhouse.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This flavorful swipe of sauce is a powerhouse and a little goes a long way.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Mickey Drexler was the person who built Gap into a powerhouse during the 1990s.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • Colombia scored in the 97th minute to beat Germany, Europe’s great powerhouse.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Offshore wind in the Atlantic could be a powerhouse of clean energy for the United States.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 28 June 2023
  • Throughout her career, Allyson Felix has become a powerhouse on and off the track.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • On the sword side, Israel is the region’s military powerhouse.
    — Avner Cohen, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2023
  • As the powerhouse behind many of fashion week’s best hair looks, hairstylist Lacy Redway built her career from the ground up.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
  • With 50 billion live cultures and 16 strains, these capsules are a powerhouse for your insides.
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The group has grown from an Iranian proxy inside Lebanon to a regional powerhouse.
    — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In high school Chris was out of their league but now Naomi and Liz are sleek powerhouses and Chris–still very much both of their romantic ideals–can’t help but notice.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Still, one powerhouse—Netflix—remains on the sidelines.
    — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The money and prestige have traditionally been greater to play for such a powerhouse.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • For the first time in years, Auburn alums and students have something to be hopeful about while other powerhouses in the SEC have faltered in more ways than simply losing on the field.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • There’s plenty of history between the two NFC powerhouses, but even more could be made on Sunday night.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • His two best games were 22-save outings against powerhouses North Harford and Fallston.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
  • Fortune India tourism India is on the verge of becoming a tourism powerhouse, thanks to its growing middle-class.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Although the two men will be hours away from each other, the split-screen moment in Iowa is a first for the two national Republican powerhouses.
    — Thomas Beaumont and Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • The powerhouse of the cell For years, scientists weren’t quite sure how ice worms managed to produce energy in an environment so bereft of food and heat.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The four Asian countries were chosen for study because of their roles as industry powerhouses.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023

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