Examples of 'were stopped' in a sentence

Meaning of "were stopped"

were stopped: This phrase denotes the action of bringing something to a halt or ceasing a particular activity, movement, or process

How to use "were stopped" in a sentence

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were stopped
You were stopped before you could shoot.
Some young supporters were stopped by the police.
Buses were stopped and some passengers disappeared.
Marijuana and weapons were stopped on the border.
They were stopped in the street by an angry crowd.
But he was probably there when they were stopped.
Many of those who were stopped regarded it as harassment.
Were stopped and searched on a discretionary basis.
The four of them were stopped at the entrance.
We were stopped at the south end of the bridge.
The demonstrators were stopped from approaching.
We were stopped and asked when we were up to.
The spread of the infection were stopped.
All operations were stopped with the abdication.
All other activities outside of this were stopped.

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They were stopped by an injunction issued by a federal court.
The intention was discovered and negotiations were stopped.
Both were stopped in the shade of the tree.
We would go as far as we could until we were stopped by flames.
These payments were stopped three months ago.
Even though the planet reapers were stopped.
This time they were stopped in their tracks.
Suddenly all my visits with my son were stopped.
Soon we were stopped by several hundred riot police.
The molecules of the water were stopped in midmotion.
But ears were stopped up and hearts hardened.
I am not sure why the medications were stopped.
Automobiles were stopped and the passengers beaten.
At this point feeds to the reactor were stopped.
The students were stopped when cultures were discovered.
After fifteen days the experiments were stopped.
The reactions were stopped by placing them on ice.
All trains in the area were stopped.
Both were stopped over lack of employment contracts.
The trains and buses were stopped.
The recounts were stopped for one reason.
I thought all the trains were stopped.
The polymerizations were stopped by venting the reactor.
We were stopped because we were driving too slow.
Many criminal proceedings were stopped or the charges rejected.
We were stopped by police and told off.
On their way back they were stopped by the crowd.
They were stopped by unknown armed men.
It seems his payments were stopped due to fraud.
But were stopped by the door of a tomb.
Some of the mobs were stopped by police.
They were stopped at the border to syria.
Within a few miles we were stopped at a checkpoint.
Five were stopped in the first round.
Projects in other countries were stopped due to lack of funds.

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