How to Use effective in a Sentence

effective

1 of 2 adjective

• He gave an effective speech.
• It's a simple but effective technique.
• What's the most effective way to not get burnt out on tour?
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2021
• The flu shot is effective for about three to six months.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• But to some, cutting jobs seemed like the most effective way to stay in the black.
  — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it?
  — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 2 July 2018
• If the tear is in the middle of the ligament, the tape might not be effective.
  — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
• Olsen notes that a gloss can be a cost-effective treatment in the long run.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• The result is one of the most effective campaigns of its kind.
  — New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
• Gyau's played 31 mins but his time on the field has been effective.
  — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• And a vaccine has to be proven safe and effective first.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2020
• One of the most effective ways to treat leukemia is through a stem cell transplant.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
• The video Luz took of himself turned out to be effective.
  — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
• Fans are effective at cooling you, not the space you’re in.
  — For Lg&e Ku, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2018
• The type of people skills that propped up the old boys’ club aren’t quite as effective over Zoom.
  — Kinsey Crowley, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
• Her retirement will be effective at the end of the year.
  — Katherine Landergan, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
• The fastest to be developed might not be the most effective.
  — Washington Post, 5 July 2020
• None of these issues means the group can’t be effective.
  — Marc Bain, Quartzy, 24 Aug. 2019
• Smith, still in the big leagues today with the Rangers, has been effective ever since.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
• It’s a cheap, effective, and clean way to source water.
  — Natasha Maguder, CNN, 8 July 2021
• Preller’s learn-as-you-go managers proved as effective as snorkel gear in the desert.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
• None of that is to say that milder measures aren’t effective.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 18 Dec. 2018
• Colome has been effective in the past as a closer or in a setup role.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2019
• Still, clearing the cache on your iPhone can be just as effective.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
• But the same outreach may be less effective this time around.
  — Ben Wofford, Glamour, 28 June 2018
• The changes are effective after Gov. Ivey signs the bill into law.
  — Tcrain, al, 2 June 2023
• Bryers can see that the program has been effective, and not just in his case.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• Adds that Auburn’s effective run game has helped things too.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 13 Nov. 2020
• Hiking interest rates is the Fed's most effective weapon against inflation.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
• Its Senate counterpart has a bare 3-2 majority — with Roberts, and his willingness to shoot down bills that fly too far from his view of balance — given an effective veto.
  — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024

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effective

2 of 2 noun

• But even for a team loaded at the position, the effective of Oregon’s ground game, especially in the second half, in its first two games is outlandish.
  — oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020
• AstraZeneca is working with the Serum Institute, as is Novavax, whose vaccine looks to be ninety-six-per-cent effective.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 3 June 2021
• In this scenario, infections will decline even if face masks are only 50-percent effective.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 June 2020
• One way is through applied topical insect repellent, the most (and arguably only) effective of which contain DEET.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• California’s coronavirus dashboard showed an R-effective of 0.81 for San Francisco as of Wednesday.
  — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2021
• But even for a team loaded at the position, the effective of Oregon’s ground game, especially in the second half, in its first two games is outlandish.
  — oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2020
• AstraZeneca is working with the Serum Institute, as is Novavax, whose vaccine looks to be ninety-six-per-cent effective.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 3 June 2021
• In this scenario, infections will decline even if face masks are only 50-percent effective.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 June 2020
• One way is through applied topical insect repellent, the most (and arguably only) effective of which contain DEET.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• California’s coronavirus dashboard showed an R-effective of 0.81 for San Francisco as of Wednesday.
  — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024