Examples of efficacy in a Sentence
In the planner's view, Rumsfeld had two goals: to demonstrate the efficacy of precision bombing and to "do the war on the cheap."
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Seymour M. Hersh, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2003
Vaccines exist, but their efficacy against aerosolized plague is unknown.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2001
… efficacy does not have to be demonstrated before homeopathic products are marketed.
—Alison Abbott et al., Nature, 26 Sept. 1996
questioned the efficacy of the alarms in actually preventing auto theft
Seymour M. Hersh, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2003
Vaccines exist, but their efficacy against aerosolized plague is unknown.
—Sharon Begley et al., Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2001
… efficacy does not have to be demonstrated before homeopathic products are marketed.
—Alison Abbott et al., Nature, 26 Sept. 1996
questioned the efficacy of the alarms in actually preventing auto theft
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Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.
—NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
The implication of this inequity in clinical trial representation is that treatments that are provided to women in the real world may lack the same level of evidence as for men, posing issues of treatment safety and efficacy.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Esfandyar-pour said the platform could deepen understanding of cancer mechanisms and improve predictive accuracy in drug efficacy assessments.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Each disease requires trials to show efficacy of treatment to the FDA.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
The implication of this inequity in clinical trial representation is that treatments that are provided to women in the real world may lack the same level of evidence as for men, posing issues of treatment safety and efficacy.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Esfandyar-pour said the platform could deepen understanding of cancer mechanisms and improve predictive accuracy in drug efficacy assessments.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Each disease requires trials to show efficacy of treatment to the FDA.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for efficacy
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“Efficacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/efficacy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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