How to Use screeching/crashing halt in a Sentence

screeching/crashing halt

noun
  • The lights go out and the song comes to a screeching halt.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The run came to a screeching halt in Week 4 against the Oregon Ducks as the Buffaloes were blown off the field.
    Joe Morgan, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Then the pandemic hit, and so much of what Noah had built came to a screeching halt.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But what happens when that full-speed-ahead pace hits a screeching halt?
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Look out for it next time a Formula 1 race comes to a screeching halt.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 23 June 2021
  • Four years ago, a virus brought everyday life in the United States to a screeching halt.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But that momentum came to a crashing halt in a 4-0 loss to Japan on Monday.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The manner of victory against Iran — that sense of a team being let off the leash — brought all of that to a screeching halt.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • When the lockdown was declared in March, his car rental business came to a screeching halt.
    Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • If the Bulls don’t strike first Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, their season could come to a crashing halt.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • And here’s a prediction to ponder: this will be the year several streaks come to a crashing halt.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Parking yourself in a chair for hours on end is also thought to bring your bowels to a screeching halt.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But in May 1913, his prolific career came to a screeching halt.
    Angela Aleiss, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first began when McIlroy’s blistering start – six birdies across his first eight holes – came to a screeching halt at the 18th tee (the group had started from the 10th hole).
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The psychedelic party came to a screeching halt in the early ’70s.
    Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But if the GOP picks up the Senate, his influence on the judiciary could hit a screeching halt.
    Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The first two challenges of the season brought to a screeching halt midway through both competitions.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Inevitably, a pass would be delivered at somebody’s ankles or a jumper wouldn’t hit the rim and practice would come to a screeching halt.
    New York Times, 30 Jan. 2021
  • The airline industry received a bailout of $54 billion at the height of the pandemic when air travel came to a screeching halt.
    Mina Kaji, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Odey’s three-decade run as one of London’s most famed and controversial hedge fund managers has come to a screeching halt.
    Bynishant Kumar, Fortune, 16 June 2023
  • That all recently came to a screeching halt when the city criminalized the substance.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Then December 6th rolled around, and everything came to a screeching halt.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
  • December, the month in which most serious NFL playoff contenders hit their stride, saw the Dolphins come to a screeching halt.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This tweak drastically improves the flow of gameplay and doesn’t grind battles to a screeching halt as the original did.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
  • After Blanco’s goal, the pace and quality of the match came to a screeching halt for an extended period.
    oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This is just the first domino to fall in their plan to use the rolodex to topple the patriarchy, but the good times come to a screeching halt when Evelyn storms in, furious that Linda destroyed the rolodex.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
  • But her good deeds came to a screeching halt last July when her canine rescue van was hit and totaled by another car.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The actual case against Trump came to a screeching halt months ago as McAfee held a lurid trial within a trial over the conflict of interest claims.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • The pace came to a screeching halt in the second half as Portland settled in defensively, not allowing near as many chances for OL Reign.
    oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The union called a work stoppage against 10 of the major game developers in July, when more than 18 months of negotiations came to a screeching halt over AI.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024

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