How to Use efficacy in a Sentence

efficacy

noun

• The dodgy data seem to have no bearing on the safety or efficacy of the drug.
  — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
• But the numbers depend in part on the efficacy of the vaccines that are ready for use soonest.
  — The Economist, 7 Oct. 2020
• Whether the same efficacy holds for children remains to be seen.
  — Wesley Kufel, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2020
• While efficacy may still be up in the air, safety isn't.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 8 June 2020
• In at least a few cases, efficacy might even be beside the point.
  — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2020
• This is a very new diet, so the research is out on its efficacy.
  — Karla Walsh, Woman's Day, 21 Dec. 2020
• Also, the efficacy of the short-yardage running game is very much in doubt.
  — oregonlive, 11 May 2021
• Searches were up at the start of the year as news emerged about the various vaccines and their levels of efficacy.
  — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2021
• Ask what a treatment plan would look like, and how and when the two of you would evaluate its efficacy.
  — Terri Taylor, Wired, 29 Jan. 2021
• Pfizer is still likely to be the first out of the gate with interim results on efficacy.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2020
• Using the right tools for the job can also boost the efficacy of natural cleaners.
  — Jolie Kerr, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020
• If the safety and efficacy is there, the factory piece is being done.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 30 June 2020
• This is also a great way to test the efficacy of your education!
  — Shyam Pradheep, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• But the efficacy of strategic bombing is only half the question.
  — Scott Beauchamp, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2016
• Few economists would agree with the president about the efficacy of trade wars.
  — Don Lee, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• But all of that efficacy hasn't translated into the kinds of sales investors once hoped for.
  — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2019
• That’s in about the same range as typical efficacy for flu vaccines.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
• Thus did smallpox open minds to the efficacy and power of science itself.
  — Jon Meacham, New York Times, 7 May 2020
• My thoughts haven’t changed about the efficacy of the Electoral College.
  — AJC.com, 11 Dec. 2016
• And while the vaccines are very protective, their efficacy wanes over time.
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 13 June 2022
• Mukherjea said the timing of the doses could have an effect on efficacy.
  — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2021
• The bride and groom are often able to take the reins, so coercion is lower and efficacy, higher.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 27 Nov. 2019
• And all of them need a lot of additional safety and efficacy testing.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2020
• There's a lot of debate about the efficacy of state incentive programs though.
  — Bryn Elise Sandberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
• There are no clouds to block or even reduce solar panel efficacy.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2020
• Much would depend on how long the efficacy of a single dose would last before people needed the second dose.
  — David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 22 Dec. 2020
• Opinions on the efficacy of charcoal toothpaste are split.
  — Laura Daily, The Seattle Times, 12 Apr. 2019
• So what do these numbers mean, and how is vaccine efficacy measured?
  — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2021
• If some customers were turned off by the sneaky charges, far more were turned on by Stiff Nights’ efficacy.
  — Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, The New Republic, 23 June 2021
• No detailed efficacy data for the vaccine has been released though.
  — Tara John, CNN, 31 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024