Examples of pause in a Sentence
She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street.
We paused briefly to look at the scenery.
He talked for over an hour without pausing.
He picked up the remote control and paused the movie.
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Visitors passing through the imposing glass doors of FamilySearch Library on Salt Lake City’s Temple Square are likely to pause at the sheer size of the five-story, 135,000-square-foot archive, which houses the largest collection of genealogical data in the world.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Tan has laid off approximately 34% of Intel’s workforce and paused plans to expand manufacturing facilities in Germany and Poland.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Kenya’s High Court extends for another three weeks an order pausing construction of a the quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The governor issued an executive order instructing the state agency overseeing a program that issues tax incentives for data centers to pause the program beginning July 1.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Tan has laid off approximately 34% of Intel’s workforce and paused plans to expand manufacturing facilities in Germany and Poland.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Kenya’s High Court extends for another three weeks an order pausing construction of a the quarantine and treatment facility at Laikipia Air Base.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
The governor issued an executive order instructing the state agency overseeing a program that issues tax incentives for data centers to pause the program beginning July 1.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
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“Pause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pause. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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pause
1 of 2 noun
1
: a temporary stop or rest
2
: a sign placed over or under a musical note, chord, or rest to show that it is to be held longer than usual
3
: a reason for pausing
a thought that should give pause
pause
2 of 2 verb
paused; pausing
1
: to stop temporarily
2
: to linger for a time
pause on a high note
Etymology
Middle English pause "a temporary stop, pause," from Latin pausa "a pause" — related to repose entry 1
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