grinding halt
Example Sentences
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Also, a federal judge brings New York’s new climate superfund law to a grinding halt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Don't be rude. Otherwise, this interview will come to a grinding halt, Sarah," Joyce snapped back.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
This is to say nothing of a lawsuit from a close friend and former lawyer of Comey that could bring it all to a grinding halt.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
That in 2023, with the film industry still in recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown, it would be perfectly fine to allow writing and production to come to a grinding halt again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
A cry that says “I’m hurting so badly, the world must, for once, come to a grinding halt for me.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
