stop
verb (used with object)
to cease from, leave off, or discontinue.
was stopping
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past progressiveof stop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her treatment continued for more than a decade, until suddenly, in 2024, she received a phonecall from a doctor saying her chemotherapy was stopping.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The project manager overseeing construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project said last month that it was stopping all work on the project after losing funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
The Syrian army said on Saturday that it was stopping military operations in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud neighbourhood, where it has clashed for days with Kurdish fighters, state media reported.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
I also checked myself and realized my ego was stopping me from having conversations with people I felt like I was better than.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In the evenings we played three-handed bridge with an Englishman named Harris, who had walked over from Saint Jean Pied de Port and was stopping at the inn for the fishing.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
