Standstill

//ˈstændˌstɪl//

"Standstill" in a Sentence (14 examples)

All the traffic was brought to a standstill by the accident.

A new car came to a standstill in front of the bank.

His experiments came to a standstill.

His business has come to a standstill.

Their business came to a standstill for want of money.

My business is at a standstill because of the recession.

Volcanic ash brought aviation to a standstill.

The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.

The train lurched to a standstill.

In 1679, Newton's work came to standstill after he suffered a nervous breakdown.

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The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours.

Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.

[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].

For the caller the advantage relies on a fast solution of his service request, leading to less standstill and non-productive periods for the service customer.

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