stalled
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
—Treasury yields rose, while the dollar trades steady as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appear to have stalled, lifting oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
With every delayed exam, stalled recruitment and fresh controversy, the future they have worked towards slips further away.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
His own efforts to move MOTS-c through the development pipeline stalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The German government announced in mid-June that it was cancelling the stalled multi-billion-euro F-126 programme, even though Rheinmetall was widely seen as the frontrunner to take over the project.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Out on the lake, the man in the stalled motorboat still fiddled with his engine.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
![]()