affect

Example Sentences

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“A change in sentiment could easily affect the global flow of investments into securities, including U.S. Treasuries,” Dimon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Restrictions on eligibility for asylees, refugees and victims of human trafficking under Section 10108 are expected to affect roughly 90,000 people per month — those already living at the margins of the margins.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Despite his recent affect, the secretary may be banking on a reversion to a more normal style of politics once Trump passes from the scene.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

She says the outbreak of BSE, or mad cow disease, that affected beef in the 1990s was more worrying because it could affect humans.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Fishtail and Deydey looked blankly and patiently at him when he said this, for LaPautre was known for recounting visions and dreams that had very little meaning, though they seemed to affect him hugely.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich