How to Use in effect in a Sentence

in effect

phrase

• The agreement, if approved by the judge, will be in effect for five years.
  — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
• An air quality alert is in effect, not for smoke, but for the ozone layer.
  — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
• There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the center said.
  — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
• Airports are, in effect, toll booths on the long-term growth of global travel.
  — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• The extreme heat warning remains in effect through the evening.
  — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
• The flash flood warning is in effect in Hardin and Tyler counties.
  — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
• Roseville police noted that no road closures are in effect at this time.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
• Road closures were in effect across much of the area northwest of downtown Reno.
  — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
• The college essay is, in effect, a pitch deck in prose — why that student, why now, what's the through line.
  — Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• The order is set to remain in effect for 14 days, per the ruling.
  — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
• The bridge contract will remain in effect, despite the changes to the budget bill.
  — William Melhado july 7, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
• The old zones will remain in effect concurrently with the new zones.
  — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026
• Even while the ban was in effect, the programs stayed open to provide other services to their clients.
  — Paul Christine, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
• Be aware there’s a Moon Alert in effect all day, so restrict spending to food and gas.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
• The tax has been in effect for years, but it must be reapproved under Florida law.
  — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
• There is a high wind warning in effect in Boston through Sunday.
  — Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2026
• Extreme heat warnings will be in effect through Thursday for much of the region.
  — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
• In other words, the injunction will remain in effect until at least next week.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
• Heat advisories are also in effect across much of the Bay Area.
  — Ashley Nanfria, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
• Because there’s a Moon Alert in effect all day, restrict spending to food and gas.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
• The union argued the March judgment is still in effect because no court has put it on hold or overturned it.
  — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
• Very few shipments have made the trip since March, when Iran in effect shut the waterway.
  — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
• The rule will not be in effect for the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime.
  — Zach Powell, New York Times, 2 July 2026
• The pause will remain in effect until the review is completed.
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026
• Neighbors would be voting, in effect, to force their fellow neighbors from their apartments.
  — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
• The women who earned them were told, in effect, that the question was too complicated to answer.
  — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
• She is forced to rule that the cake was, in effect, presented to the nephew, as the dessert to be shared with everyone at the table.
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
• Paramount hopes the deal will be completed and in effect by the end of September.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
• Then the retailers move them to what is in effect a more expensive subscription.
  — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• The machine, in effect, makes a decision and then prints out a receipt that tells you that your protests are incorrect.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026