How to Use standstill in a Sentence

standstill

noun
  • The accident brought traffic to a standstill.
  • The storm brought the state to a standstill.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 2 Dec. 2025
  • This last part has been a sprint from a standstill.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • And they’ve been locked in a standstill for more than two years.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • And one way to do it is to seek open, standstill looks on the break.
    — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Traffic is at a standstill while the lanes are closed.
    — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The offense had slowed down to a standstill.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Over the last couple of months, the race has been at a standstill.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The standstill should come as no surprise.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The video shows cars at a standstill with people telling them not to move.
    — Joe Bruno, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Thanks to the triple-digit levies, much trade has come to a standstill.
    — Ana Swanson, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • When the line came to a standstill, people stepped out to stretch their legs.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But my stage 4 cancer is at a standstill.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • But jam open the throttle just off standstill and that front-end does get light.
    — New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • When the rest of the world came to a standstill, our sector stayed in the field.
    — Bob Clark, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • But the front lines in the southeast are nearly at a standstill.
    — Laris Karklis, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • Half a mile into the drive, the traffic came to a standstill.
    — Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The two countries have been in talks that appear to be at a standstill.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
  • The sizable walkout had left the school at a near standstill.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The streets are thronged with people, traffic at a standstill in many places.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2022
  • But since then, traffic in the strait has remained at a near standstill.
    — Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Since the war began, traffic through the strait has been at a standstill.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Winter brings pond-bass fishing to a standstill.
    — Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Job growth has slowed sharply this year and in the last few months has come to a virtual standstill.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Jalen Brunson just drives by him in the corner from a standstill.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Why does the whole city come to a standstill for an event that to my eyes is all about pain and suffering?
    — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Yet the talks came to a standstill in March over a number of sticking points.
    — Tamara Qiblawi and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Talks between the two sides slowed to a standstill before the start of the season.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The war has also brought the work of cross-border smugglers to a standstill.
    — ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the prospects appeared unlikely with the talks at a standstill.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2024

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