stopping
Example Sentences
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There were soldiers standing in a line and a captain walking along, stopping to look at each one of them.
From Literature
Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.
From Los Angeles Times
Can I just emphasise that fans come to watch a football match and see their team's players, not to be swamped by referees or VAR stopping games at every contentious moment.
From BBC
The brakes have good stopping power and the pedal effort is easily modulated.
Some record the interactions of immigration agents pulling over and stopping residents, while others yell, blow whistles and warn people in the vicinity to avoid the area.
From Los Angeles Times
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