effect
Example Sentences
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At times like this, Europeans need to speak with one voice to have any effect on events, but the stress of war seems to be driving European capitals apart rather than pulling them together.
The bowler was somewhat old-fashioned, but for an elderly Chinese man who persisted in wearing a changshan, the effect was oddly charming.
From Literature
We dug out our spare uniforms and our personal effects, hung our belongings on nails from the wall to keep them off the damp floor.
From Literature
Murphy blocked the votes taken by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from taking effect and put on hold the new committee appointments.
The plaintiffs requested a temporary restraining order to bar the law from taking effect while challenges make their way through the courts.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
