Sentence examples for it was certainly effective from inspiring English sources

It was certainly effective for us against Texas.

It was certainly effective as a publicity stunt.

It was not pretty from Chelsea, but it was certainly effective and they went 12 points clear of fourth-placed Manchester City, eight ahead of Manchester United and six in front of Arsenal to edge ever closer to winning their first title since 2010.

As a short-term deterrent, it was certainly effective.

I don't know if this look was intentional, but it was certainly effective.

I'm not saying it's significantly better than my parent's more "hands-on" approach, but it's certainly effective.

It may not be elegant but it's certainly effective.

While it's not the most gentle product to use for carpenter bee extermination, it's certainly effective.

The ad was certainly effective — Hulu saw a massive traffic jump and released a series of followup ads featuring celebrities including Seth MacFarlane and Dennis Leary.

The motte-and-bailey castle was certainly effective against assault, although as historian André Debord suggests, the historical and archaeological record of the military operation of motte-and-bailey castles remains relatively limited.

Whether their torrid affair was initially a construct to motivate buyers or whether it was real can only be conjectured, since historical memory is untrustworthy, but it was certainly an effective marketing tool.