suspended
Example Sentences
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I was suspended just above that heap of concrete, moments after its destruction.
From Literature
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U.S.-listed shares of BP tumbled 6.4% after the British oil major suspended its quarterly share buybacks as it grapples with weak crude prices.
From Barron's
He was initially arrested on 24 June 2024 and immediately suspended from duty.
From BBC
Its closing track, a harmonically suspended instrumental titled “The Brazilian,” flirted with the avant-garde by repeating the same anti-melody, anchored on a jungle of percussive clangs and hyperkinetic Simmons drum rolls.
From Los Angeles Times
"High levels of lost learning" has also prompted the government to tell schools to keep suspended pupils "on site" where possible.
From BBC
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