How to use "influential" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "influential" in popular movie and book plots

  • Psychoanalysis was especially influential and risqué at the time.  - Journey by Moonlight
  • The hero of the title is introduced as 'the fool of the family', son of a parson and heir presumptive to the influential Lord Privilege.  - Peter Simple (novel)
  • But the Junker again activates his influential family and Kohlhaas is thrown into a dungeon in Brandenburg.  - Michael Kohlhaas
  • Meanwhile, Mohanlal has allied with another influential politician Trilochan Tripathika.  - Mrityudata
  • One logical way for T'Pol to restore her mother's position is to honor her engagement to Koss, a member of an influential family.  - Home (Star Trek: Enterprise)
  • The novel is considered influential as both "Travellers" and the idea of the Earthwork have become part of public life in Britain.  - Earthworks (novel)
  • She finds Brimestone members have been slaughtered and realizes her vampiric father Kagan is here, acting as an influential Nazi.  - BloodRayne 2
  • Esteban then turns to Tránsito, now an influential Madam with lots of connections to high level military figures, to help free Blanca.  - The House of the Spirits (film)
  • Meanwhile, Sisko invites Vreenak (Stephen McHattie), an influential Romulan senator, to Deep Space Nine in secret.  - In the Pale Moonlight
  • Most of the town has subscribed and all the influential people are present for the reading, with the exception of the Stavrogins.  - Demons (Dostoyevsky novel)
  • Al Swanson (Tom Verica), fearing Richard's influential parents, take Cassie off the case.  - Murder by Numbers
  • Lastly, he beats up a hooligan who is the son of an influential man in town.  - Drunken Master
  • Hélène establishes herself as an influential hostess in Petersburg society.  - War and Peace
  • An important and influential writer as well as a minor aristocrat, she has the money and connections to promote his fame.  - A Song to Remember
  • Next he confronts an old acquaintance, Barsad, now an influential man in the French government, to enable him to visit Darnay in jail.  - A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film)
  • Robert is warned by his predecessor (Brolin) and several influential politicians that the War on Drugs is unwinnable.  - Traffic (2000 film)

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