Examples of 'stopped short' in a sentence
Meaning of "stopped short"
stopped short: This phrase is commonly used to describe an action or process that is abruptly halted or cut off before reaching completion or a planned endpoint
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- simple past tense and past participle of stop short
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stopped short
Stopped short of the end zone again.
Alexander is stopped short of the goal line.
A brief foray in car production was stopped short.
At least you stopped short of getting me a sidekick.
The hurricane had just stopped short.
He stopped short of the more extreme attacks.
I turned to the man and stopped short.
But stopped short of revealing possible causes.
And yet most have stopped short a tyrant.
I stopped short and they crashed into me.
The bentley that stopped short in the industry.
I stopped short of putting an obituary in the paper.
Imagine everything you have just stopped short.
Finally he stopped short in front of an enormous tree.
There was a moment when we stopped short.
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That train stopped short of the station.
But his recognition stopped short.
That was stopped short by the financial scandal.
At the sight of us she stopped short.
I stopped short of mentioning that last time.
Which is probably why he stopped short.
We have stopped short in our practical career.
The mystery man stopped short.
Trump stopped short of accepting that verdict.
The little man stopped short.
But he stopped short of confessing his guilt.
The three men stopped short.
Obama stopped short of insisting on such a plan.
He yanked open the door and stopped short.
She stopped short and started hyperventilating.
The two of them stopped short.
He stopped short when he saw me at the table.
But the disease has stopped short of killing him.
She stopped short at destroying the computer.
The dholes stopped short.
She stopped short at what she saw.
The nonsense stopped short.
He stopped short of endorsing any specific project.
The kid stopped short.
It stopped short of providing for procedures.
Imagination stopped short there.
She stopped short of calling for military intervention.
It is very strange that you stopped short of our group.
But he stopped short of confirming any projects.
I stepped out on to the front porch and stopped short.
Cab stopped short in front of him.
It encouraged new technologies but stopped short of any organizational reform.
He stopped short on the way back.
A tree planted in a cave would soon be stopped short in its growth.
He stopped short and made a grab.
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Examples of using Stopped
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Treatment should not be stopped during menstruation
I stopped at the bar to drink some beers
