Standstill
['stæn(d)stɪl] or ['stændstɪl]
Definition
(n.) A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.
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Examples
- It was a quarter-past seven when we left Pall Mall, and my watch showed me that it was ten minutes to nine when we at last came to a standstill. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Crossing the hall, about half an hour afterwards, I was brought to a sudden standstill by an outbreak of screams from the small drawing-room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The ends of the wi re move round its middle point and suddenly come t o a standstill. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mrs. Bagnet, with anguish, beholds one of them at a standstill before the fire and beginning to burn. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I may keep him at a standstill, but I can never shake him off. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They were piling up their score all the time and we were at a standstill. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Seeing that Mr. Franklin was not alone, Rosanna came to a standstill, evidently in great perplexity what to do next. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was my turn to come to a standstill now. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They sometimes slipped and floundered for a mile together, and we were obliged to come to a standstill to rest them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But a singular interruption brought us to a standstill. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Just on the other side of the holly, Penelope went on, Mr. Godfrey came to a standstill. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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