Examples of to a stop in a Sentence
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Nearly an hour later, a Fort Worth police SWAT team was able to force the vehicle to a stop in a subdivision, but Brooks refused to get out, leading to a standoff, police said.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
Sure enough, the transmission expired on the interstate and the two men and the illicit cargo glided to a stop on the shoulder just outside Twin Falls.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The driver pulled in front of them, slammed on the brakes and forced them to a stop in the fast lane.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
The 32-year-old turned onto West Congress Street, slowed to a stop and reversed her car to get a better look.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
All aboard Jerry Gray was the only passenger on the Trinity Lakes platform as the eastbound train eased to a stop on fresh tracks around 8:45 a.m. Monday.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
The unique carbon-carbon brakes allow the 1,825-horsepower vehicle to hit speeds over 300 mph and come safely to a stop—multiple times—with minimal drama.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Keeping the child’s safety in mind, officers surrounded the vehicle with multiple cars, slowly bringing it to a stop, police dash camera video shows.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
At the south end of the cemetery, a crowd had gathered around a three-vehicle motorcade of black SUVs, bringing it to a stop outside a back gate on McNair Road.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
Sure enough, the transmission expired on the interstate and the two men and the illicit cargo glided to a stop on the shoulder just outside Twin Falls.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
The driver pulled in front of them, slammed on the brakes and forced them to a stop in the fast lane.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
The 32-year-old turned onto West Congress Street, slowed to a stop and reversed her car to get a better look.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
All aboard Jerry Gray was the only passenger on the Trinity Lakes platform as the eastbound train eased to a stop on fresh tracks around 8:45 a.m. Monday.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
The unique carbon-carbon brakes allow the 1,825-horsepower vehicle to hit speeds over 300 mph and come safely to a stop—multiple times—with minimal drama.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Keeping the child’s safety in mind, officers surrounded the vehicle with multiple cars, slowly bringing it to a stop, police dash camera video shows.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
At the south end of the cemetery, a crowd had gathered around a three-vehicle motorcade of black SUVs, bringing it to a stop outside a back gate on McNair Road.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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