Examples of 'ground to a halt' in a sentence
Meaning of "ground to a halt"
ground to a halt: This phrase is used to describe a sudden and complete stop or cessation of activity. It implies that something was functioning or progressing smoothly but then came to a sudden standstill. For example, 'The traffic ground to a halt as the accident occurred.'
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ground to a halt
It sort of ground to a halt after the university.
And sometimes it just simply ground to a halt.
Dutch industry ground to a halt for three days.
Very quickly the investigation ground to a halt.
The cattle have ground to a halt on the scales.
Worldwide international trade virtually ground to a halt.
Public transportation ground to a halt in much of the city.
In these conditions the offensive ground to a halt.
Brazil was never ground to a halt as a result of the allegations of corruption.
The process of catching up has ground to a halt.
The process ground to a halt until a new site was vetted.
It felt like my life had ground to a halt.
It had ground to a halt.
The whole bloody country ground to a halt.
Things ground to a halt.
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Population growth has not ground to a halt.
Florence has ground to a halt under the weight of this war.
And the entire country ground to a halt.
Reforms have ground to a halt and those implemented are basically dead letter.
New orders have almost ground to a halt.
Now it has ground to a halt in Mpumalanga.
Bank credit has already ground to a halt.
This ground to a halt because the Jewish community still wanted a day school.
The whole world abruptly ground to a halt.
And we ground to a halt.
Business and industry soon ground to a halt.
Europe ground to a halt.
Then transport by rail and highway ground to a halt.
He just ground to a halt.
A slow start which has since ground to a halt.
George ground to a halt.
Development activities in rural areas have ground to a halt.
Airport traffic ground to a halt today.
Economic activity in numerous sectors has ground to a halt.
Everything ground to a halt.
The repatriation of refugees has almost ground to a halt.
The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye.
Consultation with the unions almost ground to a halt.
Proceedings seemed to have ground to a halt and she asked why that was.
The legal machinery had temporarily ground to a halt.
Production in Gaza has ground to a halt after years of closure.
Other sectors of the economy too have ground to a halt.
Tax harmonisation has rather ground to a halt with regard to company tax.
I was beginning to think the wheels of justice had ground to a halt.
Filming has ground to a halt.
Financial systems around the world suddenly ground to a halt.
The traffic ground to a halt.
I feel that this process has now nevertheless ground to a halt.
Trade from the Tyne ground to a halt during the occupation.
Slowly his clever water powered world ground to a halt.
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It sort of ground to a halt after the university
