stopping

Example Sentences

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Prevent is a Home Office initiative aimed at stopping individuals from becoming extremists and eventually carrying out attacks.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Because patients often regain weight after stopping treatment, many are expected to stay on the drugs indefinitely in order to maintain their results.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The suspect continued to drive throughout the city, eventually stopping in front of Jurupa Valley High School.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Knueppel says he learned it by a being kid trying to escape an entire court of grown men who were dead set on stopping him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The neighbor turns back into her house and I’m nearly to the gate before stopping in my tracks.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse