in effect

Example Sentences

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But, in effect, this radically tipped the balance of power in favor of a series of headstrong police chiefs, who sought to insulate the department from political interference.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

This, in effect, makes it even more important that Tuchel puts a line-up on the pitch against Costa Rica that is as close as possible to the one that will face Croatia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Mr. Goodspeed’s historical record is, in effect, a training data set, with droughts, strikes, shipping disruptions, credit contractions and policy errors, each tagged by type, geography and sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

In the future we may have telescopes in the Earth’s orbit, around toward the other side of the Sun, in effect a radio telescope as large as the inner solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan