stopping

Example Sentences

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“In some instances, stopping your medicine may be more harmful to your health than continuing to take the recalled medicine,” the FDA said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Prevent is a Home Office initiative aimed at stopping individuals from becoming extremists and eventually carrying out attacks.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

However, commercial ships that aren’t stopping at Iranian ports appear to be making it through.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

We still don’t drive by any kind of minigolf on vacation without stopping to play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Jamie had a habit of stopping himself midsentence and stammering—“uh, uh, uh”—as if he was somehow unsettled by his own thought.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis