in effect

Example Sentences

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With “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers,” Sinatra and Riddle were, in effect, trying something very specific.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I think it’s good to draw attention to the oil embargo that the U.S. has in effect, but also there is an element to what you did that looked from the outside like disaster tourism.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In the Premier League that will be 85%, though it is possible to spend as much as 115% in the first year and pay what is in effect a luxury tax.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When she came back last month, with the new H-2A rates in effect, she was offered only the state minimum wage of $16.90 an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

He ceased, in effect, to be part of mankind.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick