to a stop

idiom

: to a state in which one is no longer moving
The car skidded/slowed to a stop.

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An electric sedan with a mint green surfboard on top crunches to a stop. Melissa Johnson, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024 The 8-speed Shimano gearset included shifted super well and never had any issues with grinding quickly down gears to slow to a stop or quickly up them to accelerate from one. Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023 Special Counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Trump is being put to a stop — for now. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 The bus flipped on its right side and skidded through the dirt and grass before rolling over and crashing to a stop on its wheels. Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for to a stop 

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“To a stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20stop. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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