stall

Example Sentences

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He leaned his head miserably against the cool metal of the stall.

From Literature

Their analysis shows that roughly 300 million cubic meters of magma rose from deep within the crust and stalled about four kilometers beneath the seafloor.

From Science Daily

Conuma’s production pause cascaded far beyond eastern British Columbia as it halted a railroad line, stalled activity at a Pacific Ocean port and complicated steelmaking schedules in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our life has stalled. Nothing is moving anymore," says Rabi Das.

From BBC

Increasing the size of exempted developments has sparked anger from nature charities, who warned it risked stalling nature recovery.

From BBC