grinding halt
Example Sentences
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Cuba could run out of oil within weeks, bringing the economy to a grinding halt, according to economists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
This is to say nothing of a lawsuit from a close friend and former lawyer of Comey that could bring it all to a grinding halt.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
Construction projects across this posh skiing destination would come to a grinding halt.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Sensors attached to equipment are also listening out for indications of hardware faults, having been trained to recognise sounds of weary machines that risk bringing production lines to a grinding halt.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023
Without Congress to pass laws and appropriate money, the workings of the federal government would eventually come to a grinding halt.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
