dead stop
Example Sentences
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"That proves they can execute a dead stop at speed. It usually takes multiple seasons to make it to 'Top'."
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
Veer off-piste into the soft snow and you’ll come to a dead stop.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022
"When he was a baby, he had two speeds: Full-steam ahead, or a dead stop," Amy said.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2022
On Wednesday he skidded past a gate in his second slalom run and came to a dead stop.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
We got another ten, maybe twenty feet, before the car jerked to a dead stop.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
