affected

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The war has affected every corner of the world’s polyethylene industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A report out last month also found that all those attacks on universities last year, with the cutting of grants even in areas such as cancer research — disproportionately affected female scientists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Changing astrocyte activity also affected how neurons behaved.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Cyclone Ditwah, the worst disaster since the 2004 Asian tsunami, killed 641 people and affected almost the entire country late last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Of those affected by the earthquake and tsunami, more than 47,000 people were still displaced from their homes nine years after the disaster.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland