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    standstill example sentences

    standstill


    1. But the afternoon came to a standstill when my attention was drawn to the vision of a lady completely dressed in white


    2. During cleaning it became clear that at some time in the distant past part of the church had been a temple dedicated to Pallas Athena and although it was not unusual for the locals to mix their beliefs, the church authorities were rather embarrassed and the work came to a standstill until it could be determined who would provide funds for the work to continue


    3. Wrapped in the cloak of bloodlust, none of them are aware of headlights coming to a standstill in the lane


    4. directions, locked at a standstill in a three-foot space between the corner of the bar


    5. But as we all know, paintings capture life’s journey at a standstill, forever freezing that unique moment in the annals of time


    6. As the buggy came to a standstill outside Crissy’s humble home, little Mitzka came running out, beaming from ear to ear


    7. To see an ice sculpture in your dream indicates that a situation or event has caused your life to come to a standstill


    8. When he arrived at the infirmary he slid off his horse even before she came to a standstill and rushed into the building


    9. If every country possesses the same goods and services and is self sufficient, the world economy would certainly come to a standstill! Thus, all of us rely on this dualistic nature for our job, purpose and self-worth


    10. My life came to a standstill

    11. His breath caught in his throat and time slowed to a standstill


    12. The days grew warmer, and work on the house on the hill drew to a standstill


    13. activate the Pearson FTL while surrounded by mass and at a virtual standstill


    14. Back at the farmhouse time seemed to have come to a standstill


    15. Durban Central Station was abuzz with loud sounds of trains coming to a standstill as the journey ended there


    16. Marco’s van had barely come to a standstill when Egan and Liam were out of the car and whizzed off to join those that had already arrived


    17. He sighed and slowed his pace to almost a standstill, kicking at the water


    18. They were at a standstill again


    19. “Stop the war now! Stop the war now! Stop the war now! Ten thousand uni students and protestors have brought Eden to a standstill


    20. Reputations would be won and lost at Christchurch on Tuesday, and the whole country would come to a standstill as the trotters passed the winning post at Addington Raceway

    21. Cities of the world would come to a standstill


    22. “While the military build-up between opposing Thai and Cambodian armed forces over the Preah Vihear temple controversy has reached a standstill following inclusive talks between the two sides, Phnom Penh's diplomatic offensive is well under way


    23. With negotiations at a standstill, in 1409 the Council of Pisa deposed both claimants and selected the antipope Alexander V (d


    24. I wonder if Erudite and Dauntless will still be at a standstill then, waiting for one group to obliterate the other


    25. If the Hybrid were at a standstill, the angels would come out of their cars and they would be dead


    26. Time seemed almost at standstill as his body was


    27. Cloud brought the vehicle to a standstill at the height of the


    28. held his breath, his surroundings slowing almost to a standstill as


    29. you did break, and rend all their shoulder, and when they leaned on you, you brake, and made all their loins to be at a standstill


    30. Most train lines were at a standstill

    31. has been shown that time would slow to a complete standstill at the speed of light


    32. But they encountered opposition and allowed that opposition to gain a stronghold in their minds and a position of strength in the palace of the king and the work came to a standstill


    33. The gods and peoples of Kellaran were battled to a standstill, and the demons began to gain the advantage by sheer numbers, until Glup of the Zurb destroyed the Gate, ending the enemy’s constant reinforcements


    34. I have reached a standstill


    35. After a few seconds of standstill with both helicopters facing each other and blowing water from the pool on Clarity as if it were coming from a cascade, the Slothtrack helicopter decided to leave, dropping its package in the SGP


    36. continuously, business will come to a standstill


    37. Jane stopped to pet a bird that was at a standstill


    38. My arms were really aching by the time the van finally lurched to a standstill


    39. That winter was a very severe one in England with record falls of snow and blizzards that brought parts of the country to a standstill


    40. I advanced toward her slowly, my earlier thoughts at a standstill, awaiting confirmation

    41. Once alongside the Tanker, the craft came to a standstill and the sound of its turbo-engine abruptly cut out


    42. The executive business of a great universe was practically at a standstill


    43. Don’t let him have the feeling that your life has come to a standstill


    44. As the plane came to a standstill, I stared out of the window, watching the rain drops race each other down the glass pane


    45. It flipped onto it's roof and skidded to a standstill


    46. Oh my, what on earth has happened to you?” Freda had come to a complete standstill, she had not even looked at Annie when she had first entered her bedroom, but had just continued chattering on


    47. Managing to get the car on to the hard shoulder, where it came to a standstill


    48. I was forced to a standstill


    49. bring all your activity to a complete standstill


    50. universe was frozen in a standstill










































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    Synonyms for "standstill"

    stand standstill tie-up dead end deadlock impasse stalemate end halt termination arrest stop pause check

    "standstill" definitions

    a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible


    an interruption of normal activity