be effective
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.
Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for several insecticides known to be effective against screwworm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
But Institute chief executive Prof Siddarthan Chandran says it is possible that even one of them could also be effective in the brain and we just don't know it yet.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
A combined company would be in a good position to accommodate that surge in demand and it could be effective in shielding customers from the spike, he said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Other rescue strategies, like moving the animals elsewhere or fencing them off from predators, are unfeasible or unlikely to be effective at saving the caribou.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
“In smaller groups people are a lot closer. They’re knit together, which is very important if you want to be effective and successful at community life,” Gross said.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
![]()