adverse

In a sentence

Six example sentences with adverse, each labelled with its topic.

• The trial was halted after several volunteers reported adverse effects, including headaches severe enough to keep them home from work.

  Medicine

• A sudden rate rise is adverse for anyone holding long bonds, since the value of those holdings falls immediately.

  Finance

• Three dry winters had an adverse effect on the orchard, and yields fell every year until the wells were deepened.

  Environment

• The judge issued an adverse ruling on the motion, and the company's lawyers began drafting an appeal that afternoon.

  Law

• Adverse winds kept the ferry in port for two days, and the island's only shop ran out of bread.

  Travel

• A strong currency is adverse for exporters, whose goods suddenly cost more in every foreign market they serve.

  Economics

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More Academic words

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