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
They got stuck in a dead stop in the traffic, so they abandoned the car.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
After the pandemic brought museum and gallery shows to a dead stop, last year’s racial justice protests lent new urgency to demands that institutions become more transparent, more representative and more diverse.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021
Pushing it over is very difficult when it is at a dead stop.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2020
The bicycle came to a dead stop, tyres screeching, and I came crashing on to the pavement, the bicycle falling on top of me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
