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
They got stuck in a dead stop in the traffic, so they abandoned the car.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
In France, where Covid restrictions remained in place for much of the first quarter, growth came to a dead stop.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
In 1815, construction to replace a building that had served the new pueblo’s faith for 30 years came to a wet, dead stop when a flood came ominously close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
Word spread quickly around the stage: none of the bands was getting through the traffic, now at a dead stop as people abandoned their cars and walked the last few miles to the festival.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
