call a halt to

Example Sentences

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She told the outlet that, as it was happening, she hoped someone on the production side would call a halt to it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

At one point in the morning search, an AFP reporter at the scene saw the diggers call a halt to their work.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Gen Surovikin had last been seen in public in a video during the mutiny urging the Wagner forces to call a halt to their action.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

A Change.org petition was launched on Aug 1, demanding that Warner Bros and Universal Pictures, the studio behind "Oppenheimer", call a halt to the #Barbenheimer hashtag on social media.

From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2023

“It is time to call a halt to the practice of allowing houses to deteriorate while building further houses which are then allowed to deteriorate,” argued the organization.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson