How to Use pause in a Sentence

pause

1 of 2 noun

• Please hit the pause button on the remote control.
• There was a brief pause in the conversation.
• He hit pause on the player and explained the significance of the song's lyrics.
• After a pause the teacher continued the lesson.
• That alone should prompt a pause.
  — Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
• The team even built in a pause.
  — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
• That pause shows up at work too.
  — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• All of that gives me some pause.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• The pause doesn’t have to be long.
  — Glenn Kurlander, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
• There was a long and silent pause.
  — Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
• Even a short pause can shift your state.
  — ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
• But right now, that part of her life is on pause.
  — Saige Miller, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
• If my hair wasn’t in braids, my life was on pause.
  — Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
• June is a month of sacred pause.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
• Before the hard sell comes a pause.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
• So that gives me a little bit of pause.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
• That pause is what protects you.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
• But the move gave some creatives pause.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
• That detail gave the poster pause.
  — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
• The nature of it didn’t give him pause.
  — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
• The start of a new year creates a rare pause.
  — Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Knowing that the girls know there is no pause.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 2 Apr. 2026
• That may be the next pause on its new uptrend.
  — Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
• Growth happens in the pause, not the push.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• That must surely give one pause.
  — David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
• That structure helped force the pause.
  — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Still, some specs warrant a pause.
  — James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
• And then there was the long, awkward pause.
  — Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• Events like this give us pause about that safety.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
• Even a short-term gas tax pause could be costly.
  — Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 May 2026

pause

2 of 2 verb

• We paused briefly to look at the scenery.
• He picked up the remote control and paused the movie.
• She paused for a few seconds before crossing the street.
• He talked for over an hour without pausing.
• So there aren’t a lot of chances to pause.
  — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
• The game was paused as a crew came over to wipe the wet spots.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
• That price may make some people pause.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
• Doig paused and asked for a glass of water.
  — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
• Kotsay paused with a wry look on his face.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
• Your second step should be to pause.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
• What downsides should give me pause?
  — Craig Stoltz, AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
• Some will pause, just for a second.
  — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
• Champagne flutes pause mid-air.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
• Adebayo, then paused, and turned to his left.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
• When roles sit open too long, work does not simply pause.
  — Anthony Donnarumma, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Use gentle words, then pause long enough to hear them.
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026
• The world watched athletes kneel, teams protest and leagues pause.
  — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• At a certain point in her telling, Mahtab paused.
  — Azar Nafisi, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
• One host, Will Cain, paused on-air for silent prayer.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• Those five years became a time to pause and absorb.
  — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
• There is something worth pausing on in all of this.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• No board can vote to pause the program to conserve cash.
  — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• And then something random comes up and have to pause.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Bronze taps the spacebar on the laptop to pause the clip.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
• The horrors of Gaza, at least for now, have been paused.
  — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
• Her order pauses the plan while the case is heard.
  — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
• Ember took out a pen, then paused over the details.
  — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
• The woman pauses, runs her tongue over her teeth.
  — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
• The streaming release has been paused at the last minute.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
• But the rumours had spread, and doubtless this gave him pause.
  — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026