work stoppage

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

This tentative deal is a promising signal that the Writers Guild could avoid a strike after 2023’s historic work stoppage that lasted 148 days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The optics of a work stoppage are not good for anyone, Pereira said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Scandals at the top of both player associations have left them severely weakened as one faces a possible work stoppage and the other discusses an expanded schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

An alleged attempted coup to force him to sell has led to resignations, a work stoppage and a protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler