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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use stop short in a sentence
Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINMany of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSHe was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThey are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLAt twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSAnd since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYWhen the short-skirted, gossamer clad nymphs made their appearance on the stage they became restless and fidgety.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSHe had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXEach sentence came as if torn piecemeal from his unwilling tongue; short, jerky phrases, conceived in pain and delivered in agony.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 21, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO STOP SHORT
- abbreviating
- aborting
- abridging
- breaking off
- breaking short
- bringing to an end; leaving unfinished
- checking
- checkmating
- clipping
- curtailing
- diminishing
- ending
- finishing
- freezing
- halting
- hindering
- intercepting
- interrupting
- postponing
- putting a stop to
- quitting
- shortening
- stopping
- stopping cold
- stopping dead
- stopping short
- terminating
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.