How to Use standstill in a Sentence

standstill

noun
  • The accident brought traffic to a standstill.
  • When the rest of the world came to a standstill, our sector stayed in the field.
    — Bob Clark, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Over the last couple of months, the race has been at a standstill.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time the Suez Canal, which first opened in 1869, has been brought to a standstill.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2021
  • At that time, the cruise business came to a standstill.
    — David Moin, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
  • But the program has come to a standstill, Prezant said.
    — Liz Neporent, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Thanks to the triple-digit levies, much trade has come to a standstill.
    — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Half a mile into the drive, the traffic came to a standstill.
    — Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • When Daphne Oz enters the ball for the evening, the room truly comes to a standstill.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2025
  • When the line came to a standstill, people stepped out to stretch their legs.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Democrats picked up two House seats in the 2018 election and then fought the GOP to a standstill last year.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, ajc, 9 Dec. 2021
  • But the front lines in the southeast are nearly at a standstill.
    — Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • The sizable walkout had left the school at a near standstill.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Tejon in the north, Beale brought the camels through town, and that of course brought L.A. to a momentary standstill.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
  • As Covid-19 brought the U.S. to a standstill, the opioid epidemic took a sharp turn for the worse.
    — New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Yet the talks came to a standstill in March over a number of sticking points.
    — Tamara Qiblawi and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The news comes as the rest of the French travel industry sees a standstill.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024
  • Weeks went by and then months with Paul and the producers at odds, and the project was at a standstill.
    — Matt Wolf, Vulture, 28 May 2025
  • A bad year for markets has led the IPO market to come to a standstill.
    — Akane Otani, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • As the coronavirus forced closures to stop the spread of the disease, the world had come to a standstill.
    — Mary Juetten, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The nation isn’t at the standstill that many might expect.
    — Connie Foong, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The economy all but came to a standstill when covid took hold in March 2020.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023
  • If it isn’t resolved quickly, the House will come to a standstill.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023
  • From there, the scoring came to a standstill until the Blue Devils took over in the fifth.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
  • But the project came to a standstill in September 2023.
    — Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
  • When the world came to a standstill in March of 2020, many industries were hit hard.
    — Adam Schubak, Redbook, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The last round of talks between the US and Iran resulted in a standstill.
    — Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 17 July 2022
  • By the time Trump lands, the fair has virtually come to a standstill.
    — Time, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are still at a standstill.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • The clash has created a standstill between the union and the company and paused bargaining efforts to finalize a contract that addresses staffing and pay concerns.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 May 2025

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