stop running

Example Sentences

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More than anything, they want to stop running and start a new chapter, especially for their daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

She came because she couldn’t sleep, couldn’t turn off her brain, couldn’t stop running through her to-do list long enough to feel like a person instead of a machine.

From Slate • May 25, 2025

The Post Office will stop running them by the autumn, subject to government funding.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“Tomorrow, we can start to forget,” she whispers with a smile to June, the Pauline who can’t stop running back to peril.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

He didn’t stop running until he reached the school entrance, then cut for the parking lot.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker