pause

Example Sentences

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The correction is met with a brief pause from Kaling, whose real-time processing felt tailor-made to be dubbed with “the woman was too stunned to speak” viral TikTok audio.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, the director was a Republican who paused his career during World War II to make short documentaries for the Department of War.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s good to pause before pressing “send” on a comment on social media or a news site, or any other internet forum, anonymous or not.

From MarketWatch

The Interior Department said the move, which pauses leases "effectively immediately" for five projects under development in the Atlantic Ocean, came after the Pentagon identified "national security risks" in recently completed "classified" reports.

From Barron's

Dominion Energy falls after its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is among those paused.

From Barron's