Wondering how to use Standstill in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as deadlock or impasse.
Standstill in a sentence
Standstill meaning
Complete immobility; a halt.
Using Standstill
- The main meaning on this page is: Complete immobility; a halt.
- Useful related words include: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate.
- In the example corpus, standstill often appears in combinations such as: to standstill, at standstill, standstill in.
Context around Standstill
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 14 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Standstill
- In this selection, "standstill" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nervous, abrupt, yuwa and across stand out and add context to how "standstill" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to a standstill and a nervous standstill. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "standstill" sits close to words such as ala, analogy and archipelago, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with standstill
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Everything is just at a standstill”, Yuwa lamented. (8 words)
But she nearly ended up bringing the French capital to a standstill. (12 words)
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic brought the microchip industry to a standstill. (12 words)
Hopefully it won’t come to that, but if all of the efforts to get your uncle in a safer living situation ends at a standstill, you and your cousins will know that you did what you could to get him the help he needs. (45 words)
Amid the glitz of the Venice Film Festival, jury president Damien Chazelle said on Wednesday he wanted to draw attention to strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that have brought much of the U.S. entertainment industry to a standstill. (40 words)
Four Southwest Airlines passenger jets sit at their gates at Chicago’s Midway Airport as flight delays stemming from a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration has brought departures to a standstill across the U.S. Wednesday, Jan. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few short weeks ago, a taxi strike brought the City of to a standstill.
A five-vehicle collision in one of Sydney's busiest suburbs has left two in hospital and brought traffic almost to a standstill.
AfriForum is of the opinion that the EFF’s attempt to bring the entire country to a standstill on 20 March will fail.
After bringing Portland to a standstill, the West Coast storm will bring rare snowfall to southern California.
A leaked copy of a new and more restrictive Open Gaming License has put a large portion of the thriving ecosystem surrounding into a nervous standstill.
Amid the glitz of the Venice Film Festival, jury president Damien Chazelle said on Wednesday he wanted to draw attention to strikes by Hollywood writers and actors that have brought much of the U.S. entertainment industry to a standstill.
A speeding driver has been arrested after a 130mph chase which brought the M6 to a standstill.
A top debt ceiling negotiator for McCarthy said Friday, May 19, that it’s time to “press pause” on talks as negotiations with the White House came to an abrupt standstill at the Capitol.
Business leaders have previously warned that a strike among members at Dover could bring freight services in and out of the UK to a standstill.
But she nearly ended up bringing the French capital to a standstill.
Doing work down there is a punishingly slow process, and if the single crane breaks, everything comes to a standstill.
Everything is just at a standstill”, Yuwa lamented.
Four Southwest Airlines passenger jets sit at their gates at Chicago’s Midway Airport as flight delays stemming from a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration has brought departures to a standstill across the U.S. Wednesday, Jan.
He did not think he could motivate himself to work himself to a standstill in training if the only reward on offer was an early round loss at a grand slam.
He’s placed himself in the national spotlight by being part of the effort to block from gaining the speakership, bringing the House to a standstill in the process.
Hopefully it won’t come to that, but if all of the efforts to get your uncle in a safer living situation ends at a standstill, you and your cousins will know that you did what you could to get him the help he needs.
Ho was brought to a standstill in 2016 when the nominees of the Vodafone Ghana Awards made a grand stop in the city.
However, following Cabinet approval last year, the European Commission ruled that the proposal was too strict leaving it at a standstill.
However, this change is understandable considering how it would grind the of the show to a standstill if everyone had to pause what they were doing for several hours to take a look at the fine print.
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic brought the microchip industry to a standstill.
Common combinations with standstill
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to standstill 100×
- at standstill 46×
- standstill in 19×
- standstill on 12×
- standstill and 11×
- standstill as 9×
- from standstill 7×
- near standstill 7×
- standstill traffic 5×
- standstill to 5×