Examples of 'stops short' in a sentence

Meaning of "stops short"

stops short - describes something that comes to an abrupt halt or conclusion before it was expected to

How to use "stops short" in a sentence

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stops short
The romantic stops short of the truth.
The second rule is to keep the stops short.
Keep your stops short and few.
Anything to get away from your mother as long as it stops short of divorce.
The path stops short on the moraine.
It just kind of stops short.
It stops short of explicitly barring such activity.
Tequila train stops short of excess.
It stops short of the actual objective.
We support the report because it stops short of dirigiste proposals.
But it stops short of making actual recommendations.
She always stops short.
Defense stops short of breaking and entering.
Its that part of humanity which stops short of being human.
Yet stops short of declaring war.

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But he always stops short.
He stops short of saying he had no choice.
Cows sometimes have a look of wondering which stops short on the path to questioning.
It stops short of a lot of things.
This provides a beautiful white color that stops short of taking on blue color qualities.
It stops short of forcing the government to hold a public vote.
Even the Jewish left stops short of doing so.
This stops short of the very hottest part of the bulb.
No events occur when Bowser lands on a space but stops short of catching Team Mario.
It stops short vowels.
It is imperative that the Sino-American rivalry stops short of war.
Any compromise that stops short of this objective should be avoided.
Sometimes it gets serious, sometimes mean, and sometimes just stops short of being explicit.
The resolution stops short of the point where the problems begin.
In the subspecies ostralegus the nasal groove stops short of the half-way mark.
But his research stops short of defining what this could have been.
The report focuses primarily on 27 cases and accordingly stops short of drawing systemic conclusions.
This decision stops short of including morality as part of the ordre public.
Although the band surrounds the drum, it stops short of being a complete circle.
She stops short of saying she wants them to start stealing stuff again.
He is friendly, but he stops short of issuing invitations.
If he stops short with the imagination or wish, he certainly will not get discipline.
Bogdanoff 's amendment stops short of banning the cafes.
The plan stops short of the complete consolidation of power that some lawmakers have advocated.
However, the academic curriculum usually stops short of suggesting viable alternatives.
But Nestle stops short of recommending everyone should become a vegetarian.
However, the above-mentioned regulation stops short of setting a rigid age limit.
But the shot stops short of revealing whether he pulls the trigger or not.
Whooshing downwards, the fluid enters the urethra and stops short at the external urethral sphincter.
But Frederick stops short of the idea of leadership by committee.
He is the primary critic of General Leon, but stops short of disobeying orders.
But the security advisory stops short of saying definitively that such activity did not occur.
But the view from Van Gogh 's window stops short at a wall.
Jason stops short of hurting Mama and leaves to report to Marta.
In this case, the well suitably stops short of the hitching end of the trailer.

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