How to Use effective in a Sentence

effective

adjective

• He gave an effective speech.
• It's a simple but effective technique.
• The flu shot is effective for about three to six months.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• What's the most effective way to not get burnt out on tour?
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2021
• The result is one of the most effective campaigns of its kind.
  — New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021
• And a vaccine has to be proven safe and effective first.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2020
• But what's the cheapest and most effective way to do it?
  — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 2 July 2018
• But to some, cutting jobs seemed like the most effective way to stay in the black.
  — Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• Her retirement will be effective at the end of the year.
  — Katherine Landergan, ajc, 13 Oct. 2022
• One of the most effective ways to treat leukemia is through a stem cell transplant.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
• The fastest to be developed might not be the most effective.
  — Washington Post, 5 July 2020
• Olsen notes that a gloss can be a cost-effective treatment in the long run.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Colome has been effective in the past as a closer or in a setup role.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2019
• But the same outreach may be less effective this time around.
  — Ben Wofford, Glamour, 28 June 2018
• The video Luz took of himself turned out to be effective.
  — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
• None of these issues means the group can’t be effective.
  — Marc Bain, Quartzy, 24 Aug. 2019
• Fans are effective at cooling you, not the space you’re in.
  — For Lg&e Ku, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2018
• Their research has found the approach to be safe and effective.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2021
• None of that is to say that milder measures aren’t effective.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 18 Dec. 2018
• Face masks must fit snugly on your face to be effective.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• Schutte said the parking garage is in such poor shape that a retrofit is not cost effective.
  — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2019
• Bryers can see that the program has been effective, and not just in his case.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• That would make the troops even more effective when serving overseas – and at home.
  — Vincenzo Bollettino, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2020
• This may turn out to be an effective campaign theme for Seif.
  — New York Times, 30 July 2021
• It’s a cheap, effective, and clean way to source water.
  — Natasha Maguder, CNN, 8 July 2021
• There are more studies now that show masks are effective, but go on.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2020
• In other words, eating these greens raw is the most effective method.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
• Still, clearing the cache on your iPhone can be just as effective.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
• It's not known whether the boosters will be as effective against those variants.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024