How to Use screeching/crashing halt in a Sentence

screeching/crashing halt

noun

• The lights go out and the song comes to a screeching halt.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
• The run came to a screeching halt in Week 4 against the Oregon Ducks as the Buffaloes were blown off the field.
  — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Then the pandemic hit, and so much of what Noah had built came to a screeching halt.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
• But what happens when that full-speed-ahead pace hits a screeching halt?
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Nov. 2020
• Look out for it next time a Formula 1 race comes to a screeching halt.
  — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 23 June 2021
• Four years ago, a virus brought everyday life in the United States to a screeching halt.
  — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
• But that momentum came to a crashing halt in a 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• The manner of victory against Iran — that sense of a team being let off the leash — brought all of that to a screeching halt.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• When the lockdown was declared in March, his car rental business came to a screeching halt.
  — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
• The Juan Soto sweepstakes came to a screeching halt late Sunday night.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
• If the Bulls don’t strike first Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, their season could come to a crashing halt.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
• And here’s a prediction to ponder: this will be the year several streaks come to a crashing halt.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Parking yourself in a chair for hours on end is also thought to bring your bowels to a screeching halt.
  — Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Jan. 2024
• But a few weeks later, his business, and those of all its competitors, came to a screeching halt.
  — Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
• But Tucker’s life in the fast lane — complete with luxury homes, a Lear jet, and a fleet of Ferraris and Porsches — came to a screeching halt.
  — Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 23 Dec. 2024
• But in May 1913, his prolific career came to a screeching halt.
  — Angela Aleiss, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
• The first began when McIlroy’s blistering start – six birdies across his first eight holes – came to a screeching halt at the 18th tee (the group had started from the 10th hole).
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• The psychedelic party came to a screeching halt in the early ’70s.
  — Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
• In both games, the Rockets defended well, but in both contests, their offense came to a screeching halt.
  — Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
• But if the GOP picks up the Senate, his influence on the judiciary could hit a screeching halt.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
• And then everything came to a screeching halt and life intervened.
  — Andrew Goldman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
• The first two challenges of the season brought to a screeching halt midway through both competitions.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• Inevitably, a pass would be delivered at somebody’s ankles or a jumper wouldn’t hit the rim and practice would come to a screeching halt.
  — New York Times, 30 Jan. 2021
• The airline industry received a bailout of $54 billion at the height of the pandemic when air travel came to a screeching halt.
  — Mina Kaji, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2021
• Odey’s three-decade run as one of London’s most famed and controversial hedge fund managers has come to a screeching halt.
  — Bynishant Kumar, Fortune, 16 June 2023
• That all recently came to a screeching halt when the city criminalized the substance.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023
• Then December 6th rolled around, and everything came to a screeching halt.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
• December, the month in which most serious NFL playoff contenders hit their stride, saw the Dolphins come to a screeching halt.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
• This tweak drastically improves the flow of gameplay and doesn’t grind battles to a screeching halt as the original did.
  — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
• In the years after his Harlem trilogy, Cooper’s output seemingly came to a screeching halt.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 9 Mar 2025