put on brakes

Example Sentences

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The engineer had seen the obstruction on the tracks and had put on brakes, in a vain endeavor to stop the express.

From The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor by Stratemeyer, Edward

Moving eastward, far away in the frigid night, it seemed suddenly to put on brakes.

From Long Ago, Far Away by Leinster, Murray

The driver shut off steam and put on brakes, the Toad got down on the step, and as the train slowed down to almost a walking pace he heard the driver call out, "Now, jump!"

From The Wind in the Willows by Bransom, Paul

I could not put on brakes quickly enough and skidded almost into him.

From A Mountain Boyhood by Comstock, Enos B. (Enos Benjamin)

Indeed, on March 3 it was found necessary to put on brakes, by issuing an order that no more new schools should be opened for the present.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 4 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher