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'standstill' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'standstill' with 5 example sentences.


standstill noun

: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

: an interruption of normal activity


  • The protests brought the country to a standstill.
  • After the first year, the patient's recovery slowed to a standstill.
  • My business is at a standstill because of the recession.
  • His experiments came to a standstill.
  • Volcanic ash brought aviation to a standstill.
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