dead stop
Example Sentences
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The government agency responsible for international development went from dispensing billions in aid to programmes around the world to an effective dead stop in just over two weeks.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
They got stuck in a dead stop in the traffic, so they abandoned the car.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
On Wednesday he skidded past a gate in his second slalom run and came to a dead stop.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
In 1815, construction to replace a building that had served the new pueblo’s faith for 30 years came to a wet, dead stop when a flood came ominously close.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021
No sooner had Bull reached behind Jasper Jr. to cut the fishing line than the motor gurgled to a dead stop.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
