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'stall' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'stall' with 8 example sentences.


stall noun

: a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

: small area set off by walls for special use

: a booth where articles are displayed for sale

: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

: seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

: small individual study area in a library

: a tactic used to mislead or delay

stall verb

: postpone doing what one should be doing

: come to a stop

: deliberately delay an event or action

: put into, or keep in, a stall

: experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

: cause an airplane to go into a stall

: cause an engine to stop


  • My car stalled in the middle of the intersection.
  • You're just stalling for time.
  • A stalled car impedes traffic in the left lane.
  • He pushed the stalled car with all his might.
  • This stable contains twelve stalls.
  • The flimsy stalls in this restroom offer very little privacy.
  • I bought this old clock at an antique stall in the market.
  • There was a row of about 20 stalls at the fair.
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