stopped

Example Sentences

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"In college, I was stopped because I ticked, 'I have drugs in my bag!' when I passed a police car. I wasn't even holding a bag. The police officers were very amused by it."

From BBC

After the snow stopped falling, stocks continued declining.

From Barron's

But in recent months, the payments stopped going into the designated accounts of the investment vehicles, according to documents in London business court.

From The Wall Street Journal

The drone had been stopped over 10 kilometres away from "the Charles de Gaulle, which in any case is fully ready to be completely protected, with every measure in place", she added.

From Barron's

He agreed with me but didn’t disclose that Greenspan had stopped informing him.

From Barron's