The activist stopped at nothing to expose the corruption.

The glottal-stopped syllable gave the phrase a sudden, clipped rhythm that caught the linguists' attention.

When the tractor hit a hidden rock, the plough stopped in the middle of the furrow.

The plow stopped in the middle of the field when the gearbox failed.

The sink stopped up after we poured grease down it last night.

During the campaign, she whistle-stopped through the rural counties, speaking for only a few minutes in each town.

In the climactic passage, the soloist double-stopped to add a raw, resonant depth to the phrase.

When our regular fielder sprained his ankle, I long-stopped for the rest of the match.

When the editor realized the headline was false, he stopped the presses to avoid spreading misinformation.

The driver T-stopped at the junction to avoid colliding with the oncoming car.