standstill

Example Sentences

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The minutes-long standstill forced several people into the street; many more, including my husband and his cane, engaged in a potentially perilous stutter-step around the two knee-high, randomly moving yet noncommunicative vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Leggett & Platt rejected the offer, but entered a nondisclosure agreement and six-month standstill with Somnigroup to help with the due diligence process and determine whether a deal could be reached.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

With traffic through the Strait of Hormuz still nearly at a standstill, Iran currently wouldn’t make much money by charging a toll on crude-oil tankers seeking passage through the waterway.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Oil and gas shipments through the a crucial waterway for global energy have largely come to a standstill, pushing up prices of oil and gas.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

At the close of the meeting, UOCI’s newly elected president, Rubye Gattis, a twenty-eight-year-old mother of four, led members out of the gym and they headed downtown, en masse, bringing traffic to a standstill.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson