How to use "effective" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "effective" in popular movie and book plots

  • Unsatisfied with the results of his anonymous calls and letters, he searches for a more effective way to eliminate evil from the world.  - Four O'Clock
  • This is effective in combat but large actions backlash on the wielder because death itself releases chaos.  - The Saga of Recluce
  • The Medalorians were obsessed with war, and to become more effective warriors they fastened metal armor to themselves.  - Medabots
  • Anton flees while Zabulon tries to hit him with an effective destructive power, and manages to hitch a car.  - Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel)
  • Spock, suspecting the creature may be a silicon-based lifeform, modifies their phasers to be effective against it.  - The Devil in the Dark
  • Rinaldo reveals that Leon must sacrifice Sara to make the whip effective against Walter.  - Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  • Units that are no longer capable of going on the offensive, or are not holding key terrain, are stripped of their most effective units.  - Team Yankee
  • Upon hearing heroin is "800%" more effective than morphine, he tracks some down for Rémy from a drug addict, Nathalie.  - The Barbarian Invasions
  • In reality, it is a ploy by the Catholic Church to get Hank out of the country, leaving the country without effective leadership.  - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
  • The graduation was not effective enough to clear the charges from Kesey’s name.  - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
  • At the same time, Sora obtains the Keyblade, a weapon effective against the Heartless.  - Kingdom Hearts (video game)
  • Although Satan initially refuses, he later relents, and Scumspawn proves a surprisingly effective assistant.  - Old Harry's Game
  • The two officers are nonetheless close friends and effective partners.  - Top Gun
  • aircraft on the ground with ease, thereby preventing an effective aerial counter-attack.  - Tora! Tora! Tora!
  • Adrian takes command and is largely effective at maintaining order and humanity in England, although the plague rages on summer after summer.  - The Last Man
  • Harvey becomes an effective commando.  - Between Planets

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