screeching/crashing halt

noun

: a sudden and complete end

The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.

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Sadly, the Ferrari’s promising racing career came to a screeching halt when French gendarmes seized the car at the Paris Orly airport parking lot—something about a dispute between Monsieur Fayen and the French tax authorities. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024 Pick: Vikings by 3 Lions at Bears (+6½) Detroit’s Super Bowl express is coming to a screeching halt thanks to a devastating rash of injuries to its star players including Aidan Hutchinson and David Montgomery. —

Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2024 The Juan Soto sweepstakes came to a screeching halt late Sunday night. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 However, that came to a crashing halt last week when a relative came forward and detailed years of molestation in the 1990s, including after Torres turned 18 and the victim was underage. —

Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for screeching/crashing halt

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