stopped

Example Sentences

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By the time Ellison made his sixth offer, Warner Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav stopped responding to his texts.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In college, I was stopped because I ticked, 'I have drugs in my bag!' when I passed a police car. I wasn't even holding a bag. The police officers were very amused by it."

From BBC

After the snow stopped falling, stocks continued declining.

From Barron's

But in recent months, the payments stopped going into the designated accounts of the investment vehicles, according to documents in London business court.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drone had been stopped over 10 kilometres away from "the Charles de Gaulle, which in any case is fully ready to be completely protected, with every measure in place", she added.

From Barron's