How to Use to a stop in a Sentence
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As the car crawls to a stop, the first gunshot rings out.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 12 May 2020
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The system kicked in and safely brought the train to a stop on the tracks.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
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Answer the question, then: How else will it be put to a stop?
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
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Owen, of course, zoomed out ahead of the group before skidding to a stop to wait for the others.
—The Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2024
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After the plane slowed to a stop in Doha, three of the prisoners walked down the stairs.
—Jon Gambrell, ajc, 19 Sep. 2023
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Cars slowed to a stop as people got out to pay their respects.
—Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
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Caspar watched a Lyft pull to a stop and let passengers out across the street.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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The Cadillac continued to spin down the highway to a stop in the inside lane.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
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The disaster will be the day a heat wave joins forces with a blackout, and the ACs in millions of homes spin to a stop.
—Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
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Meanwhile, the pickup truck rolled across the freeway to the right shoulder and appeared to come to a stop.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
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When it's done, the driver must brake to a stop within 15 seconds.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
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The bus flipped on its right side and skidded through the dirt and grass before rolling over and crashing to a stop on its wheels.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 17 July 2024
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Then the credits conclude with the sound of a bicycle wheel spinning to a stop.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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For an hour each day, air conditioners and fans whir to a stop.
—Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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About a minute and a half into the video, the plane's propeller slows to a stop, and Jacob starts cursing.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
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An electric sedan with a mint green surfboard on top crunches to a stop.
—Melissa Johnson, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
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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
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After bringing the bus to a stop, Dillon told the other students to call 911.
—Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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The backhoe shuddered to a stop, and two workers from the funeral home jumped into the grave with shovels to dig out the rest of the earth by hand.
—Sarah Viren, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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Henderson’s car rolled to a stop in the south side of the parking lot, where she was found unresponsive.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024
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But the elevator came to a stop after moving up just a few feet.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
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My five-year-old dressed as Jango Fett on his little scooter came riding up and just slid to a stop in front of Sam.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
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Pressing it at any time pauses a workout and slows the belt gradually to a stop.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Photos from the time also show how one motorist was able to skip his car to a stop just inches away from where the bridge fell into the water.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
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Catherine walks blindly into the street, right in front of a speeding taxi, which screeches to a stop but still sends her spinning.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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Brazilian stocks have been on a tear, but stubborn inflation could grind the recent rally to a stop.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2024
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The service brought life nearly to a stop in Nyssa, an agricultural town of about 3,100.
—Les Zaitz, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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Thirteen Republicans joined Democrats to effectively bring the House floor to a stop, with votes canceled for the rest of the day.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2024
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As the aircraft skidded to a stop, Richie fell from his seat and began helping passengers find the nearest exit amid the chaos.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
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