affected
Example Sentences
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Police said their sympathies remained "with all those affected by this tragic incident".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Lauren Truslow is chief executive of 3D Enviro, a Virginia company that does hazardous materials abatement with a handful of workers affected by the TPS expiration for El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Preachers using megaphones can also often be seen and heard at Ghana's lorry parks and markets but they are not affected by the ban.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Areas that could be affected include greater Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and the Coachella Valley.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Mademoiselle is charmante, tres jolie, is she not?” cried Hortense, clasping her hands in an affected rapture.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing affected
The Catcher in the Rye
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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