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View definitions for come to a stop

come to a stop

verb as in pull up

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Video taken of the bus, after the driver had collided with a concrete barrier and come to a stop, showed jets of fire shooting up from underneath the vehicle and turning it into an inferno within minutes, giving the passengers in the rear no chance of escape.

From BBC

Graves said a Ford F550 stake bed truck was traveling westbound in the No. 1 lane when it failed to slow for traffic that had come to a stop for a highway paving project.

However, Younes said, drivers frequently don't come to a stop first, as required, but sail through, creating hazardous conditions for pedestrians and cyclists crossing at the corner.

It was a disappointing session for Williams, who had to watch Alex Albon come to a stop after going over a kerb.

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A vessel the size of the container ship requires great distances to make significant course corrections or even come to a stop on its own.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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