profound
Example Sentences
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The story by William Golding, about young boys stranded on an island who descend into bloody chaos, left a "profound scar" on Thorne and, years later, he's adapting it into a four-part BBC series.
From BBC
An audio message broadcast on Sunday in the finish area said: "Let us make this sporting event a space of respect, connection and profound humanity."
From Barron's
She wrote that although the operation had “profound and even heartbreaking consequences” on the Twin Cities, she didn’t have the authority to halt it at this early stage of litigation.
Mr. Wallace argues, in places boldly and almost always persuasively, that the influence went both ways—moreover, that Titian’s impact on Michelangelo’s art was immediate and profound.
Jess Asato, another Labour critic of the legislation, said "a bill like this with such profound life-and-death impacts... must not be forced through without the scrutiny it deserves".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
