Examples of 'stop short' in a sentence
Meaning of "stop short"
stop short ~ To suddenly come to a halt; to stop abruptly and unexpectedly. This phrase is often used when referring to stopping before completing a task or journey
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- To come to a sudden and unexpected stop, particularly while speaking or driving a vehicle.
- To voluntarily cease an attempt to reach a certain point.
- To come to a stop before reaching a certain point.
How to use "stop short" in a sentence
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He will not stop short of your end.
This one seemed to stop short.
How many stop short in their search.
Do not stop one stop short.
I am gonna stop short of agreeing with you there.
We were very careful to stop short of torture.
Just stop short of causing any real damage.
But try not to stop short as well.
Just stop short of blowing strangers for bags of crack.
But a lot of developers stop short of promotion.
Stop short of the intersection.
I want you to stop short of the hotel.
Stop short to look at nothing.
But at least i stop short of murder.
Stop short of your goal.
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The glazing panels stop short of the corner.
Stop short of the step if necessary to avoid any pain.
Nine strategies to stop short of nine billion population.
They always seem to stop short.
I have to stop short of doing any harm.
We investigate and stop short.
Do not stop short of eternal life.
Blue breastfeeding stop short sleeves.
Not stop short of winning.
She will stop short.
They will stop short of nothing less than total annihilation.
But you did stop short.
Most of us stop short of very long serious thinking.
Posteriorly the axial sutures stop short of the suture.
But many stop short of actually executing the plan.
This conveyor belt is set up to stop short of the presser.
They always stop short and leave us with another war.
I need to learn to stop short.
All we have done is stop short of trying to become insanely wealthy.
I saw him leave the post office and suddenly stop short.
But the researchers stop short of calling it telepathy.
Secret Service cut the last stop short.
I do not want to stop short with just getting even.
This would look as if he had not intended to stop short of that road.
We investigate and stop short of sending the entire british navy.
But for years into the future they will stop short of selling them.
They always stop short and leave us with another war to fight.
But maybe we stop short.
They would not stop short of complete reorganization of the economic system.
And we did stop short.
Those who stop short of evil in themselves will never know what love is about.
We will stop short.
But I stop short of offering nuclear weapons.
Debt mutualisation can be devised to stop short of a permanent transfer union.
Do not stop short or I will dock your pay.
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They would not stop killing sharks
Next stop menswear and sporting goods
That is not gonna stop me from trying
