stopped
Example Sentences
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"I stopped getting hired by bands, but they carried on hiring Ben," she said.
From BBC
The payments stopped abruptly in late 2022, and the struggling retailers were taken over by some of the company’s creditors.
He stopped to let everyone catch their breath and change the batteries in the headlamps, which were getting too dim to see.
From Literature
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When he heard his mother’s voice, Jonathan stopped.
From Literature
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Meanwhile, questions about AI’s ultimate future haven’t stopped investors from assuming the worst for software companies.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.