stopping

Example Sentences

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Before you get to the park, my colleague Amy King suggests stopping by Breakaway Cafe for yummy breakfast burritos or Menotti’s for coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

A drug currently being tested to treat hepatitis C may also work against hepatitis E by stopping the virus from reproducing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

In January, construction work restarted after the high court had ruled that stopping would cause more damage than finishing the project at this late stage.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

From her velvety blue couch in an Upper West Side luxury apartment, Semple is a press-play talker, stopping mostly when interrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

For weeks, geese had been stopping by on their migrations.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown