How to Use effectively in a Sentence
effectively
adverb- Try to communicate your ideas more effectively.
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The Sanders campaign, held to less than 40 percent of the vote, was effectively over.
— Ross Barkan, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023 -
The sports watch is effectively the opposite of a dress watch.
— Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 May 2024 -
The decision effectively keeps the court out of the case for now and could mean the case's March 4 trial date could be delayed.
— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023 -
With more than two-thirds of homes now destroyed, much of Gaza is effectively gone.
— Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024 -
The lower third of the Eagles’ lineup was able to effectively reach base.
— Paul Shepherd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023 -
This helps your body float to the surface of water more effectively.
— Joe Jackson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023 -
The treatment effectively removed all the oil buildup on my skin and tightened my pores.
— Larry Stansbury, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024 -
The shift led to a monthslong back and forth between the House and Senate that effectively stalled the funding process.
— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024 -
But effectively Hamas was contained in the Gaza Strip and almost severed from the rest of Palestine.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Swift then receives word that the distressed party is effectively out of the woods.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 June 2024 -
The growth of gangs has been aided by the country’s prison system, which is effectively controlled by them.
— Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 10 Jan. 2024 -
So that probably helped a lot of them to use it more effectively across the entire roster.
— Jeffrey L. Wilson, PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Now that the policy is effectively dead, what comes next?
— Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023 -
So many westerns are effectively road movies, which is sort of your subgenre.
— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023 -
On the other hand, while this tool did effectively de-puff our faces in the moment, this was a more temporary achievement.
— Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Things can become more complex if someone who starts the fight backs off in the middle of it — effectively tapping out.
— Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Once that is done, everything will still need to be tightened, Rudolph said, but the move will effectively be complete.
— Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Some Fed officials have hinted that higher yields could effectively do the job of one more rate hike.
— Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023 -
Those kind of laws have effectively been outlawed in 9th Circuit states.
— John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024 -
Those mean the same thing, effectively, a candidate is no longer running.
— Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Schutz said the National Trust’s requirements for the work were outrageous and effectively put the project on hold.
— Joe Heim, Washington Post, 10 May 2023 -
It is used when the heart becomes too weak to pump blood effectively and is often the last treatment option before a heart transplant.
— Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 -
From the easing of oil sanctions and from the – the release of a lot of money that the Biden/Harris administration had effectively locked up.
— CBS News, 27 Oct. 2024 -
When smelling time is over, magnetic induction coils sweep heat away from the face, effectively blowing out the smelly wax.
— Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 11 May 2023 -
This method effectively removes oils from your body without damaging the fibers of your sheets.
— Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The bristles work effectively without being sharp, and there’s even an ejector button to get rid of hair when you’re finished.
— Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023 -
Romain Grosjean, racing fifth but within 1 second of the lead with less than 4 laps to go, crashed, effectively ending the race.
— Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2023 -
The efforts effectively cooled the western and northern portions of the fire, officials said.
— Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024 -
In 2018, the Supreme Court declined to hear his case, effectively upholding the conviction.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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