stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
had stopped
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past perfectof stop.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Officials said the truck collided with another vehicle before overturning and striking others that had stopped due to "slow-moving traffic" on the street.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Police noticed his ankle monitor had stopped transmitting movement data and headed to the house, where they found the device discarded and Bertulazzi nowhere to be found.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The summer pullback in the stock had stopped at the top of the spring trading range.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
However, engineers discovered that one set of Voyager 1's thrusters had stopped operating and that the spacecraft had automatically activated its backup thrusters.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It took him a long moment to realize that the roaring had stopped.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
