Sentence example with the word 'standstill'

standstill

arrest, cessation, cul-de-sac, dead stand, dying down, endgame, full stop, hole, pause, standoff, stoppage, wane

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

Last update: September 29, 2015


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All his acts were opposed, legislation was at a standstill and every effort was made to force Dr Saenz Pena to resign.   [Please select]

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"Then we are at a standstill."   [Please select]

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At times he came to a standstill at some thought.   [Please select]

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Production is suspended, and labor comes to a standstill.   [Please select]

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He reached back again for his pistol, whipped it out, and, coming to a standstill, aimed at the pup.   [Please select]

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--"Run to a standstill, and not so much as harmed."   [Please select]

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