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

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

  • makes a successful call home.  - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), a successful insurance salesman, returns to his office building in downtown Los Angeles late one night.  - Double Indemnity (film)
  • They are successful but become lost in a labyrinth of mine-shafts and caverns.  - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
  • After the successful extraction of Beychae, a severely wounded Zakalwe is taken back to his homeworld to see Livueta.  - Use of Weapons
  • This requirement greatly reduced the chance of a successful coup.  - Claus von Stauffenberg
  • She eventually builds a nationwide and then international chain of highly successful restaurants from this start.  - Imitation of Life (novel)
  • He is successful in downing the aircraft and lands to retrieve a souvenir of his victory.  - Wings (1927 film)
  • Lermontov revitalizes the company's repertoire with Vicky in the lead roles, with Julian composing some of the most successful scores.  - The Red Shoes (1948 film)
  • They are successful and eventually build a thriving community.  - Time Enough for Love
  • He has been generally successful and has carried forward Bonforte's ideals to the best of his ability.  - Double Star
  • Though she is successful in pushing for the vote, Amidala grows frustrated with the corruption in the Senate and decides to return to Naboo.  - Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  • Other successful books follow.  - The Life of Emile Zola
  • She winds up dating a successful dentist, but learns that he doesn't love her and has dumped her for a younger woman.  - Anywhere but Here (film)
  • On a visit to Mexico, he is encouraged by Salazar's successful efforts in hurting the Obregón brothers.  - Traffic (2000 film)
  • One is the pastor of a popular church, another is a successful computer consultant.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • After his successful passages to the past, the experimenters attempt to send him into the far future.  - La Jetée

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