bring/put a stop to

idiom

: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something)

Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict.

We need to put a stop to these practices.

She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.

Examples of bring/put a stop to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any truly successful effort to put a stop to the threat from Hamas—which, in turn, would curb Iran’s ability to inflict violence on Israel—will require mitigating the devastating fallout for Palestinian civilians. —Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024

To put a stop to the lies, the families filed defamation suits. —Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024

During his State of the Union address earlier this month, Mr. Biden again called on snack companies to put a stop to the practice. —Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

De León repeatedly apologized for his remarks during that conversation, and for failing to put a stop to those made by others. —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024

Pass Senator Bob Casey’s bill to put a stop to shrinkflation! —USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024

Cheli again put a stop to the rally, her 3-pointer stretching the lead back to nine. —Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024

In the Wirecard case, the decision to report misconduct to the press put a stop to the fraud. —Joel Khalili, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024

Would that put a stop to hate speech at public meetings? —Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024