stop
Example Sentences
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The machine only halted when the boy's mother hit the emergency stop button.
From BBC
A sweep of Japanese islands called the Ryukyus arcs southwest, stopping just short of Taiwan.
Maybe, if this had been the only war in 2025, the outside world would have done more to stop it; but it wasn't.
From BBC
In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon.
From Barron's
Some members of the Chinese community witnessed the destruction but police prevented them from reaching the lookout to stop it, according to videos published by local media.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
