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
That in 2023, with the film industry still in recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown, it would be perfectly fine to allow writing and production to come to a grinding halt again.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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
A cry that says “I’m hurting so badly, the world must, for once, come to a grinding halt for me.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
