paused

Example Sentences

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Paused, and wrote, “our streets should be safe for all.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

Paused users will still appear on the “Here Now” list in the app and receive high fives from other Peloton users, too.

From The Verge • Nov. 8, 2021

Q. Paused proposal: I proposed to my boyfriend and his response was “I like the idea of being married but need to think about it.”

From Slate • May 9, 2017

Paused while a finger hovers over the delete button.

From Nature • Sep. 7, 2016

The aged bird, with plumes decayed and thin, Paused on the brink awhile, then, plunging in, He bath'd and smooth'd his feathers o'er and o'er, Shook his great wings and rested on the shore.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown