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
Cars consume a lot of fuel to get moving from a dead stop.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022
Traffic moved a bit but then came to a dead stop about eight miles from the actual border crossing.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022
After the pandemic brought museum and gallery shows to a dead stop, last year’s racial justice protests lent new urgency to demands that institutions become more transparent, more representative and more diverse.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021
We got another ten, maybe twenty feet, before the car jerked to a dead stop.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
