screeching halt

On Monday afternoon, however, the adrenaline thrill came to a screeching halt when the Sol Spin stopped mid-motion, leaving riders suspended at multiple different angles.

When a farm, an orchard, a ranch, or any other agricultural operation is damaged in a disaster, it often leads to a drop in production, or even brings it to a screeching halt.

Xochitl Gomez had just taken home the mirrorball trophy, and newlyweds Hough and Erbert were midway through their Symphony of Dance tour when their lives “came to a screeching halt in the most devastating way,” he said.

The Texas judge’s order brings a large immigration program — one that opened just last week and would have provided relief to 500,000 immigrants who have lived in the country for over 10 years — to a screeching halt.

The court’s decision brought voting rights enforcement at the Department of Justice to a screeching halt.