bring/put a stop to

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: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something)

Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict.

We need to put a stop to these practices.

She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.

Examples of bring/put a stop to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Smog authorities put a stop to some of our dunderheaded pollution-generating self-owns. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

But Hoosier legislators, almost unanimously, passed legislation that will put a stop to the Carmel and Fishers ordinances that local leaders have said are meant to protect home ownership. — Jake Allen, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026

Congress previously put a stop to this program Brown's fears of violent offenders getting guns have some precedent. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026

To put a stop to risky behavior Catching teens engaging in dangerous or secretive behavior has led parents to not only keep an open-door policy, but remove their door entirely. — Liz Regalia, Parents, 26 Feb. 2026