Examples of 'brought to a standstill' in a sentence
Meaning of "brought to a standstill"
brought to a standstill - This phrase means that something has come to a complete stop or halted abruptly. It suggests that there is no further progress or movement in a particular situation or activity
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brought to a standstill
The formulation of a judgement was thereby brought to a standstill.
All the traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident.
Online transactions and financial transactions brought to a standstill.
It is brought to a standstill at times of taking food and at night.
So that the works are not brought to a standstill again.
The motor is brought to a standstill with quick stop ramp.
Vehicular traffic has effectively been brought to a standstill.
The press is normally brought to a standstill by mechanical braking.
The most creative phase of our domestic cinema was brought to a standstill.
Traffic is brought to a standstill.
There have been instances when large metropolitan cities have been brought to a standstill.
Industry will be brought to a standstill.
In either case both the scoundrel and the stupid saint are eventually brought to a standstill.
They are then quickly brought to a standstill through injury or lack of motivation.
The social evolution can not be brought to a standstill.
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The city of Naples is brought to a standstill every day by the unemployed holding processions.
The question was debated day after day until the council was fairly brought to a standstill.
Quickly outdated theory course has brought to a standstill foreign policy strategy of the USSR.
By the end of the fighting the German offensive had been brought to a standstill.
Interstate 4 has been brought to a standstill by a group of armadillos.
UK postal strikes are backed by other trade unions and transport is brought to a standstill.
Which were almost brought to a standstill by the war, the.
The citywide strikes launched CNS and relaunched it every time it was brought to a standstill.
We've all been brought to a standstill by more.
If the transponder is not detected, the train is brought to a standstill.
The rotor generator unit can be brought to a standstill by means of the brake blocks 34.
If the temperature rises too much, energy recovery is brought to a standstill.
Quick stop The motor is brought to a standstill with the " quick stop " function.
It needs dealing with briskly so that the works aren't brought to a standstill again.
Central London was brought to a standstill by 8,000 black cabs protesting against Uber.
We witnessed civilization brought to a standstill.
The Australians stood their ground, and the Japanese were temporarily brought to a standstill.
In recent times, companies have been brought to a standstill due to sophisticated attacks.
The Panzers, the pride of the Wehrmacht, are brought to a standstill.
In May 2017, the NHS was brought to a standstill by the WannaCry ransomware attack.
For several months Oaxaca City was brought to a standstill.
Transportation will be brought to a standstill.
However, when Covid-19 hit the country, all events were brought to a standstill.
Real estate transactions in Baltimore have been brought to a standstill by the ransomware attack.
So I believe that Spain can not be brought to a standstill.
All businesses in Kainantu town have been brought to a standstill for the last three days.
In a related story … traffic on New York City 's Brooklyn Bridge … was brought to a standstill today.
Two days later on 3 October, Catalonia was brought to a standstill by a general strike.
Traffic in the West End has been brought to a standstill.
The gigantic Russian armies pressed forward, but were brought to a standstill after a few months.
Even there, the forces ' advance was repeatedly brought to a standstill by booby-trapped explosives.
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