- present participle of stop.
stopping
Example Sentences
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"Stopping early may mean missed opportunities to prevent heart attacks, kidney disease progression and other complications."
From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026
Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Stopping production of popular models to pursue a new business is another example of Tesla doing things differently from other car companies.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Stopping the war weeks short would vindicate their Hormuz strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Stopping in his effort of getting up, still staring at me, his mouth opened as if to say something.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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