screeching/crashing halt
noun
: a sudden and complete end
The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.
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Four months of extensive negotiating came to a screeching halt.
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
His zen meditation on a gorgeous veranda surrounded by water and lily pads brought to a screeching halt, Zion is soon in the water, quietly pleading with a statue of Buddha for the safety of his mother as more gunshots are heard and people are seen running for shelter.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a screeching halt in their Divisional Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Knowing that, did Probst hesitate to accept the more than generous offer out of worry that this season's run of blindsides could come to a crashing halt without SITDs in the game?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
His zen meditation on a gorgeous veranda surrounded by water and lily pads brought to a screeching halt, Zion is soon in the water, quietly pleading with a statue of Buddha for the safety of his mother as more gunshots are heard and people are seen running for shelter.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a screeching halt in their Divisional Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Knowing that, did Probst hesitate to accept the more than generous offer out of worry that this season's run of blindsides could come to a crashing halt without SITDs in the game?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for screeching/crashing halt
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“Screeching/crashing halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching%2Fcrashing%20halt. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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