Example Sentences

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“The thought could be, on the part of the administration, ‘Let’s make sure that the places that have stopped will stay stopped.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The Chargers’ last game was a playoff loss to Vrabel’s Patriots, so nothing short of an edict from the NFL probably would have stopped the franchise’s social media team from referencing the Vrabel-Russini controversy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

She and her colleagues have stopped working evening and weekend shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Fighting appears to have stopped for the moment in Gao, another northern town, with rebels positioned on the outskirts.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

I decide that if I had asked differently, been more calm, he would have stopped.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover