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.
• The snake’s sheer size gave him pause—but not for long.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
• Hamas agreed to allow the Red Cross access to these hostages while the pause was in place.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• And after the first take, there was a quick pause, and then the whole crew burst out laughing.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 26 June 2023
• After that, the field took a brief pause until the early 1990s.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
• But investors are betting that the pause will not last.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 June 2023
• Advice Dear Amy: What is the right way to put a friendship on pause?
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
• The law has effectively been on pause for the past year.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
• When a death at the retirement home forces a pause, the friends grieve, pay tribute – and grow.
  — Monitor Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2023
• While the film was on pause, the two co-stars began a romance and grew closer.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
• David Phelan This isn’t the first time this pause has happened, though.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• There are forward, back, and pause buttons for slideshows and a 3.5mm audio jack on the side.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2023
• The pause allowed Dareen Nseir, 46, to journey back to her house in Gaza City.
  — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
• The most urgent of the proposals Blinken is pressing relates to the hostages and a pause in the fighting.
  — Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2024
• That pause can create better habits for the months that follow.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
• When the lights came up, there was a pause, followed by sustained applause.
  — Nanfu Wang, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2023
• But the studies cited in the Times contain language that gives her pause.
  — WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
• Plans were put on pause because of the pandemic, but the firm expected to start in 2022.
  — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
• In some cases, pause ads have already forced streamers to stop and think.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
• There was a 49-second pause then, which didn’t resolve in a clear answer.
  — Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• Kirby said at a White House briefing that Israel had agreed to a pause last month that led to the release of two hostages.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
• The latest pause on student debt payments ends June 30.
  — Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
• With many of the usual red carpets on pause due to the Screen Actors Guild strikes, the two took a moment to reflect on how the process has changed over the years.
  — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2023
• Will the Federal Reserve pause, hike, then pause again?
  — USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• For mice, that may mean taking a pause from viewing a series of images.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 13 Dec. 2023
• There was a brief pause in the action as officers reloaded.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
• The first — and the one that U.S. officials consider most urgent — is on the hostages and a pause that might lead to a permanent cease-fire.
  — Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024

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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.
• The man pauses, parks the bike, and starts petting the animal.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• If there’s a timer running, a double tap will pause it (and restart it).
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
• Trump appealed, and Chutkan paused all proceedings in the case.
  — Robert Legare, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
• But pause and remember that their first deal was a dog.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
• The Federal Reserve is pausing rate hikes for the first time in 15 months.
  — CBS News, 5 July 2023
• As the song played, West stoked the flames by donning a black Klansman hat, pausing at the end of the song to glare at the audience.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
• The flight is being paused for two months this fall, starting Tuesday, Sept. 5.
  — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• The price, which comes in at around $750 at today's exchange rate, is what may give buyers pause.
  — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 July 2023
• Keep an eye on the ingredients while the mixer is running, and pause to scrape the sides of the bowl if needed.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
• Siamak Namazi, the first off the jet, paused for a moment, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath before leaving the plane.
  — Ellen Knickmeyer, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• Moderna paused its plans to build an mRNA plant in Kenya.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
• Before making her way up to the stage to accept her award, Wong paused to hug and kiss Hader with tears in her eyes.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
• The court's half-dozen orders will be difficult to achieve without some sort of cease-fire or pause in the fighting.
  — Mike Corder and Raf Casert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2024
• Does the character randomly get a far-off look in their eyes and pause mid-sentence?
  — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
• Balado paused, brushed back her hair as if to ready herself, and confronted the man as the camera panned to get him in view.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• The Fed needed to step back and pause in June to judge where the economy is going after the steady round of earlier rate hikes.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• The family of three cuddled up together in front of the tree, pausing to snap a photo.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
• Fears over the spring’s bank stresses weighing too much on access to credit was part of the reason why the Fed decided to pause in June.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
• But the state's high court paused its decision to allow the former president and the Colorado GOP time to appeal.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Members will then proceed through the lane, pausing briefly in front of a facial recognition screen.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2023
• If the boxy style gives you pause, consider another option on our list.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• Keeping upper arms by ears, bend elbows to lower the weight slowly behind your head and pause.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
• Before pausing last month, the central bank had boosted its benchmark rate 10 straight times.
  — Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2023
• After pausing briefly and placing his hands on his knees, Neace stepped toward the officers.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• Martinez will sit out at least the next two to three weeks, as he’s slated to pause hitting activities for seven days.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• The animals paused and listened to people walking, but didn’t flee as often.
  — WIRED, 8 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024