stopped

Example Sentences

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That strength, however, might have temporarily ended with this week’s bearish dark cloud cover candle, which stopped a 14-week winning streak.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

While traffic is down about 95% compared to before the conflict, shipping through the narrow waterway has not stopped altogether.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Months later, on a routine mental health walk near the Mar Vista park, I heard a podcast clip that stopped me in my tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Although the plan was ultimately stopped, the team acted quickly to recover as many fossils as possible.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A train carrying political prisoners had been stopped and seven, or seventeen, or seventy, had made it away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom