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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.
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"Then we are at a
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At times he came to a
standstill
at some thought.
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Production is suspended, and labor comes to a
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.
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He reached back again for his pistol, whipped it out, and, coming to a
standstill
, aimed at the pup.
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--"Run to a
standstill
, and not so much as harmed."
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