standstill

Example Sentences

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As the car came to a standstill at a junction, I spotted one of the giant black birds that seemed to have followed me around Panama, perched imperiously on the side of the road.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Iran was already suffering economically before the war, but the conflict has sparked even higher inflation and brought many industries to a standstill.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Instead, the two sides reached a cooperation agreement, under which Elliott agreed to customary standstill and voting provisions, Norwegian said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

And smog isn’t gone, not by a long shot, but — with regulation and technology and psychology — we have beaten it to something of a standstill.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Most garden paths in everyday writing, unlike the ones in textbooks, don’t bring the reader to a complete standstill; they just delay her for a fraction of a second.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker