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How to use effect in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Effect means the result or outcome of a cause. Example: “The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.”

Examples of effect by meaning

nounThe result or outcome of a cause.

  • The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
  • Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  • Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55

nounThe state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.

  • The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.

nounAn illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect").

  • The effect of flying was most convincing.

nounAn alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

  • I use an echo effect here to make the sound more mysterious.
  • I just bought a couple of great effects.

nounBelongings, usually as personal effects.

  • The tenant shall pay for the repair of, or replace all such items of the fixtures, fittings, furniture and effects as shall be broken, lost, damaged or destroyed during that time.

verbTo make or bring about; to implement.

  • The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
  • The election has affected our society, for it has effected major changes in the government.
  • The punishment for sodomy, when completely effected, was death, and it was frequently inflicted.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)

More sentences with effect

  • This medicine has fewer adverse effects than others in its drug class.From the entry medicine
  • Such much-needed changes to the exam format might have a serious effect on candidates' performance.From the entry change
  • The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.From the entry dialogue
  • The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors.From the entry gender
  • A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.From the entry drag
  • To understand the effects of the accident, we dropped a dummy from the rooftop.From the entry dummy
  • All else being equal, we can expect this factor to have no discernible effect by itself.From the entry equal
  • The UN inspector stated that the Australian government's migrant detention facilities were in effect concentration camps.From the entry concentration camp
  • The trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands.From the entry trans
  • They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.From the entry glacier
  • Whitman uses free verse to achieve effects impossible under even the broad restrictions of blank verse.From the entry free verse
  • He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.From the entry intoxication
  • The movie's excessive use of special effects distracted from the plot.From the entry excessive
  • The cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands.From the entry cis
  • The high exchange rate will have a negative effect on our profits.From the entry negative
  • The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.From the entry debilitate
  • The arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.From the entry tonic
  • The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.From the entry occur
  • When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.From the entry obverse
  • Small changes in initial conditions can have an outsize effect on the course of events.From the entry outsize
  • You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.From the entry big screen
  • The therapeutic effects of low and high energy electroconvulsive therapies are quite different.From the entry electroconvulsive therapy
  • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.From the entry licensed
  • His alcoholism had a direct effect on his health, and indirectly caused problems for others.From the entry indirectly
  • Some drugs have the side effect of elevating your blood sugar level.From the entry elevate
  • The effects of muscling were of secondary importance to the effects of fatness.From the entry muscling
  • The Eiffel programming language is somewhat purist in insisting that functions have no side effects.From the entry side effect
  • The podcast's intro and outro music, jingles, and sound effects are all part of its sonic branding.From the entry sonic branding
  • The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.From the entry depressing

Meaning of effect

  1. noun The result or outcome of a cause.
  2. noun Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
  3. noun Execution; performance; realization; operation.

Full definition of effect

Questions about effect in a sentence

How do you use effect in a sentence?
Effect is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.”
What is a short sentence with effect?
“The effect of flying was most convincing.”
What does effect mean?
Effect means the result or outcome of a cause.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: effect (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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