to a stop

idiom

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

Examples of to a stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sheryl drives away but passes out from blood loss just as her car rolls to a stop and hits a One Way sign. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 July 2024 Then the credits conclude with the sound of a bicycle wheel spinning to a stop. Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 Advertisement The plan was always for the lot to relocate to a stop along the People Mover line once that was completed. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 On a recent, scorching July morning, Davis’s black truck rolled to a stop outside a large home tucked into the woods in this small, rural town, south of Allentown in Lehigh County. Jason Nark, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2024 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 13 Sep. 2024.

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