stopped
Example Sentences
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It is not clear why the defence department has stopped using the company's tools now.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Months later, the government stopped making payments, and in July 2026, it allowed a contract with the Acacia Center for Justice -- which managed a network of about 100 organizations -- to expire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
They stopped calling on Najya in class, making her “so frustrated that, waving her hand furiously, she began to blurt out the answers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He stopped after a few minutes to count his catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Through the years he took his stopped watches to “the One who set the atoms dancing,” or “who keeps the great currents circling through the sea.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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