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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of halt
Verb
Over the next 48 hours, the agency fired up a pumping plant next to Hollywood Burbank Airport and asked state officials to halt repairs on a reservoir at Castaic Lake to increase water flowing to the Westside, Upadhyay said. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 During last week's hearing, Justice Samuel Alito asked if the court could temporarily block the law or administratively halt the law temporarily. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
Would the burgeoning political career of the Central Park 5’s Yusef Salaam — one that mirrors Trump’s in its celebration of redemption — come to a halt at the litigious hands of Counselor Cohn? Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025 The decade began with the grounding and production line halt of Boeing’s high volume 737 Max program. Alex Krutz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Minor posted its biggest quarterly loss in the three months ended June and has cut thousands of jobs to stay afloat after the pandemic ground to a halt global travel and tourism. Natnicha Chuwiruch, Bloomberg.com, 9 Oct. 2020 In addition to full-time jobs for recent graduates, many spring and summer internships came to a halt mid-program or were canceled before the summer began due to the pandemic. Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 4 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for halt 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for halt
Noun
  • Snow has been steadily falling in south Louisiana, coating New Orleans metro and bringing the region to a standstill.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
  • These are – these are paramilitary organizations with billions at their disposal, with armored vehicles, heavy machine guns that are fighting the Mexican army, not police, army, to a standstill.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nature Medicine View 1 Images Brain-computer interfaces may allow paralyzed people to perform basic actions such as eating and typing, but … well, there's more to life than eating and typing.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The paralyzed participant has worked with researchers as far back as 2016, and expressed a particular interest in flying the virtual drone.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The ability of some vacuum sealers to work with mason jars and canisters also means that things like sauces, jams, and dry goods can be locked away in airtight conditions too.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Swap out cheddar for goat cheese to make creamy mac 'n cheese, or impress guests with a spread of goat cheese, crackers, and jams at your next dinner party.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Noun
  • Even visits by Vatican representatives to the island to press for the release of the protestors were unable to break the deadlock until the final days of the Biden administration.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple’s $1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company’s failure to meet domestic market requirements.
    AFP, Fortune Asia, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The pump station was also at the end of its useful life and experienced corrosion due to water on the pump station walls, officials said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The defense loses a bunch of key veterans, but first- and second-year players such as Moore, Shuler, defensive end Bryce Young and linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa are poised to take over.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halt. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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