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
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
Silicon Valley has stopped talking politics—except for this Google executive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Since the end of that week in February when they decided they didn’t hate each other after all until she left for Winnipeg, Cameron Sound pretty much hadn’t stopped touching her.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.