stopped
Example Sentences
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It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The kingdom has shut down most of its offshore fields and this week stopped operating one of the world’s largest petrochemical plants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
During the 2021 ransomware attack on JBS Foods, meat processing operations stopped even though animals, workers, and facilities were all in place.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
As we stopped to get the ladder, I said, “Dad, I wouldn’t have lived up all my wages, in the Dakotas. I’d have sent money back.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
