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
That was followed by the Covid pandemic, which stopped cross-border travel.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Harts stopped into Food N’ Geaux to grab lotto tickets for his mom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Apparently my real ignorance began to show; after a while Lieutenant Rahms stopped making notes of my hopelessly stupid answers.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
