stopped

Example Sentences

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But long story short, I showed up for the interview, and the minute she saw me and I saw her, it was like we never stopped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It might have stopped bloodshed on a different continent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It's impossible to be definitive, because there was only one lap after Russell stopped before the safety car was called.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The algorithm doesn’t care what the content says, only that you stopped scrolling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But then again, it did have a sort of mid-twentieth-century look, and its history always seemed clouded, like no one’s stories about the place ever matched your own, so you stopped offering others your details.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith