How to Use effectively in a Sentence

effectively

adverb
  • Try to communicate your ideas more effectively.
  • This means that teams effectively have three bonus spots on their squad.
    — Steve Price, Forbes, 25 June 2022
  • This is effectively a ring that’s placed around the pan’s walls to add height to said walls.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Read on to learn why core health matters and how to train your core effectively.
    — Dana Santas, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
  • That caused the zein proteins to line up and bond more effectively.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
  • That means that much of the time, this laptop effectively has one port.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 23 June 2022
  • For the last decade, Trump has effectively held the press hostage.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
  • That's where celebrities use it as a stage effectively to show off their fame and their wealth.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Beissel effectively dragged a stiff limb along for the ride.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Learn how to effectively clean and maintain your linoleum floors with this step-by-step guide.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
  • Yet the market odds effectively treat this as a mismatch ahead of kick-off.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • This helps your body float to the surface of water more effectively.
    — Joe Jackson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The structure where the six troops were killed was effectively a large trailer.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Like the leaves, the roots need oxygen so too much water around them will effectively drown them.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • So many westerns are effectively road movies, which is sort of your subgenre.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
  • With more than two-thirds of homes now destroyed, much of Gaza is effectively gone.
    — Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Meta shares were effectively unchanged by the news.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Few teams -- if any -- are running the ball as effectively as the Browns are right now.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
  • To play this way effectively, the Chargers have to win matchups.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The sports watch is effectively the opposite of a dress watch.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • Hot water melts grease, loosens oils, and helps dish soap break down residue more effectively than cold water.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
  • The key is knowing how to prepare them, and then how to use them effectively in the moment.
    — Allison Shapira, Harvard Business Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Or at least using it more effectively.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The committee could also choose not to act on it at all, effectively killing it.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2025
  • But few of us think very carefully about how to most effectively use these tools or which to employ when.
    — Harvard Business Review, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The options on the cast expired at the end of last year, effectively ending the show.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • The treatment effectively removed all the oil buildup on my skin and tightened my pores.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024
  • That trains the glutes more effectively and keeps the lift more dynamic in nature.
    — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • All of this is done effectively blind, since the injections are made from the bottom of the mold.
    — Megan Paetzhold, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Swift then receives word that the distressed party is effectively out of the woods.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 June 2024

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