dead stop
Example Sentences
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The government agency responsible for international development went from dispensing billions in aid to programmes around the world to an effective dead stop in just over two weeks.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
“Untitled” opens with Joseph Sissons moving center stage, legs unfurling to the sky, torso hunching forward, body propelling into the air before coming to a dead stop.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023
Veer off-piste into the soft snow and you’ll come to a dead stop.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 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
Maya slapped it to a dead stop on the ground as a Lake Windsor fullback skidded past her; then she powered it into the back of the net.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
