stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
have stopped
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present perfectof stop.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait, curious motorists passing through the Mojave Desert have stopped to ask the way to Bagdad, the California ghost town named in the 1800s for the Middle Eastern capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“There was a time in Zimbabwe when we could have stopped the slide,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Several health insurers have stopped selling or plan to stop selling Medicare Advantage plans, citing the costs of doing so.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But that’s the thing about academic research: When you go looking for specific details, they tend to evade you — something that’s easy to forget for those of us who have stopped writing thesis papers.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
I should have stopped to help them, but I couldn’t let myself do more than see.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
