How to Use profound in a Sentence

profound

adjective
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  • His paintings have had a profound effect on her own work.
  • Her books offer profound insights into the true nature of courage.
  • His knowledge of history is profound.
  • The last two years have had a profound impact on the world.
    — Sara Castellanos, WSJ, 19 May 2022
  • But the more profound change may need to come in our own lives.
    — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • The horror on the faces of the other players was profound.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
  • And the impact of mental health in the workplace is profound.
    — Matthew Trowbridge, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Any one of these would be enough to challenge us in profound ways.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2021
  • News like that tends to have a profound impact on the other kids.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
  • There is such profound love and respect between the two of them.
    — Megan Friedman, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2018
  • Saving the life of a drowning man has a profound impact on the young hero.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Small steps toward progress can feel the most profound.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2023
  • But the past few months have been defined by a more profound crisis.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2020
  • There is something profound about it that stays with you, for a long time.
    — Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 25 May 2018
  • This season has an even more profound effect on me than the first run did.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 31 July 2019
  • The loss was so profound, and death had come so suddenly.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Each one of them is now being challenged in profound ways.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
  • His elite ball skills have a profound influence and impact on the game.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The city is in profound need of more affordable housing.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Loss of taste and smell can have a profound impact on people’s lives.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a lot of great people there that had a profound impact on my life.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Vice probes the profound, planetary changes in store for us.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2020
  • That storm had a profound impact long after the clouds parted.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The song’s power comes in part from the fact that it was born from profound personal tragedy.
    — Robert Marovich, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
  • But many do so riddled with anxiety and a profound sense of dread.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • As for the season itself, Utah had profound highs and lows.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The effects have been profound in dense cities like New York.
    — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 16 May 2020
  • It’s altered our way of working in some very profound ways.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Loepp mentioned the profound impact the past year has had on mental health.
    — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2021
  • And having a nude photo shared would affect your life in profound ways.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2018

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