to a stop

idiom

: to a state in which one is no longer moving
The car skidded/slowed to a stop.

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At one point, Cortez slows his pickup down on the freeway and pulls it to a stop perpendicular to lanes of traffic. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025 The trooper then repositioned the cruiser to bring the vehicle to a stop. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025 In the footage, hundreds of fans could be seen lining the street as a hearse with a purple floral cross arrangement pulled to a stop in front of the tribute. Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025 In the video, Trump pulls his golf cart to a stop in the rough before of a sand trap. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a stop

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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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