stall

Example Sentences

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Increasing the size of exempted developments has sparked anger from nature charities, who warned it risked stalling nature recovery.

From BBC

“This is a monumental achievement for the community who have endured an array of health issues and corporate stalling tactics for far too long,” Newsom said in a statement Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Made on a modest budget, the film follows a ragtag group of final-year students at Delhi's School of Planning and Architecture as they drift, stall and inch toward graduation.

From BBC

"People are coming specifically for it now," textile trader William Nene said as he folded freshly woven smocks, which are also known as "batakari", at his small stall in central Accra.

From Barron's

It has stalled almost all criminal trials in Northern Ireland where the defendant requires legal aid.

From BBC