stopped
Example Sentences
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Another ship was stopped and boarded earlier this month.
From Barron's
When her second child was born, she stopped her work as an office manager, but continued doing the family’s bookkeeping.
From Los Angeles Times
Several of the main attorneys on the case told The Times they stopped advertising at that point, reasoning that any new plaintiffs would now mean less money for the existing ones.
From Los Angeles Times
"I thought the bowlers gave a good effort and they never stopped trying," Chase said.
From Barron's
The study evaluated the efficacy of the drug combination in patients with lung cancer who previously received treatment and whose tumors stopped responding to available therapies, the company added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
