in effect

Example Sentences

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He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Road closures are in effect around the bank and residents are asked to stay away from the area near Truxtun and Chester avenues.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

STV's news service is, in effect, subsidised by the rest of the schedule.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He recalls his family going on long trips disguised, in effect, as an ordinary family, and the emotional toll this took on him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Because means “for the reason that,” so the example says, in effect: The reason Rex stayed home is for the reason that robbers tied him up.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner