froze
Example Sentences
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With the fire at my door, and my eyes taking in every physical thing that now defined me, I froze.
From Los Angeles Times
The “lock-in effect,” where homeowners who didn’t want to give up their relatively low rates refused to sell their homes, effectively froze the housing market.
From MarketWatch
Police confiscated five cars and 42 mobile phones during the operation and froze 125 accounts at 16 banks.
From Barron's
Ramos-Brito, a cook, had no idea that was going on as traffic froze on Alondra in front of a Home Depot.
From Los Angeles Times
It came in handy when the Walkers froze salaries for several years amid the difficulties.
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