By the next day, the news media was effectively broken.

Its activities appear to have continued from the early 1990's until 1998, when it was effectively broken by the investigation.

Over the following days, many were arrested, and the strike was effectively broken.

I stepped away from the window, effectively breaking the spell.

That effectively broke the General Strike, which ended on 12th.

He effectively broke the unwritten law of regionalism around which the entire industry had been based.

With that, Auerbach effectively broke down the color barrier in professional basketball.

The new political arrangements in England effectively broke the truce with the former king, arranged some years before.

There, management effectively broke the unions after they struck.

Leri asked in a caustic tone, her voice breaking effectively.