How to Use effectively in a Sentence

effectively

adverb
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  • Try to communicate your ideas more effectively.
  • The Sanders campaign, held to less than 40 percent of the vote, was effectively over.
    — Ross Barkan, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 mean the same thing, effectively, a candidate is no longer running.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 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
  • The artist leaves unpainted white areas that effectively conjure mist and white foam.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Many buildings had holes in their walls that residents said the Israelis had made to get inside, effectively to use these homes as cover.
    — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • The idea is to free up a part of the market that has been effectively frozen, as thousands of homeowners cling to low mortgages of 2 or 3 percent and avoid buying a new home with a much higher rate.
    — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Wells Police Department has used it effectively three times.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod has to be paired with the right line to deliver the fly properly based on the task at hand.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
  • This effectively killed the purchase, Pham said, leading Mali to look at aircraft offered by Russia.
    — Rachel Chason and Michael Birnbaum The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Hot water can strip your skin of its natural oils, while cold water may not effectively remove dirt and oil.
    — Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 12 June 2023
  • Head coach Joe Mazzulla emphasized 3-point shooting, which worked effectively most of the time but not in key playoff games.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • But less than 24 hours later, an unsigned ruling from the full Supreme Court effectively reversed that order.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Since the conflict began, thousands of Palestinians have been killed and millions more are still effectively trapped.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the lawyers named as Mr. Trump’s co-conspirators in the indictment filed on Tuesday have effectively acknowledged being named in the case through their lawyers.
    — Ben Protess, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023

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