The phrase "a powerful move" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or decision that has a significant impact or influence in a particular context.
Example: "The CEO's decision to invest in renewable energy was a powerful move that set the company apart from its competitors."
Alternatives: "a strong action" or "a significant step".
This was a powerful move on his part.
Like Mine That Bird, Canonero II sat far back early before unleashing a powerful move.
That's why shortening the loan term is such a powerful move.
The last few decades have seen a powerful move among British historians to understand metropolitan politics within that imperial context.
Robert's company seems entirely disfunctional – we still have no idea whether the board will back him after he fired Kornerstrup, although I'd warrant that such a powerful move might convince those who thought he could be pushed around.
The jockey Javier Castellano won his first stakes race at Saratoga today, rallying Blazing Fury past six horses with a powerful move on the turf to capture the Grade III Saranac Handicap.
He was a powerful, moving force in the creation of Indonesia but, after 1966 and the massacre of Communists, his name went into eclipse.
It is a powerful, moving, sometimes disturbing film about his experiences in Friedrichshof and combines archive footage with present-day conversations with his mother.
A powerful, moving film, with flashes of brilliance – but the lack of context will frustrate even those who are familiar with the story.
And it's this that makes reading the Last One Hundred Years trilogy such a powerful, moving and rewarding experience; a rare chance to witness, from the sidelines, five generations of a family unfold.
After reading a powerful moving open letter to young women with body issues from Caitlin Moran in Stylist, we can't help thinking she really is speaking to us directly.
