The scientist explained how the Cheerio effect causes small cereal pieces to cluster at the edge of a bowl.

The Venturi effect in the ventilation duct lowered the air pressure and increased the flow speed through the narrow section.

The lake-effect storm dumped several feet of snow on the shoreline overnight.

Some journalists have started using the term Stockholm effect to describe hostages' unexpected empathy toward their captors.

The nurse corrected the patient file where someone had written site-effect instead of side-effect.

Many readers mistook the term 'site effect' in the article for a new medical concept, not realizing it was meant to be 'side effect'.

The sudden factory closure had a significant flow on effect throughout the local supply chain.

Researchers studying night vision often reference the Purkyně effect to explain why blue wavelengths seem brighter than red under dim lighting.

Researchers noted that the Purkyne effect becomes more noticeable as daylight fades.

Investigators considered the wick effect as a possible explanation for why the victim's clothing burned while much of the surrounding room remained intact.