Examples of to a stop in a Sentence
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One by one, her colleagues slowed to a stop behind her.
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pitt, driving, brought the car to a stop at the junction.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Her car sputtered to a stop in the middle of the road near a crowded homeless encampment under the freeway.
—Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Our truck skidded to a stop outside a 14-story building pockmarked with shell holes.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pitt, driving, brought the car to a stop at the junction.
—Jay Glennie, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Her car sputtered to a stop in the middle of the road near a crowded homeless encampment under the freeway.
—Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
Our truck skidded to a stop outside a 14-story building pockmarked with shell holes.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.
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