Sentence examples for My standstill from inspiring English sources

Not because I don't like what I see, but because I want to honor my standstill point: that moment where you have to stand still and regroup, before throwing yourself back into the whirlpools of life.

In the 1960's, when massive snowstorms brought the city to a standstill, my dad was a city bus driver.

He leads me to a standstill with my ankles crossed and, taking my weight in his arms, he rotates me, keeping my feet in one spot.

I can no longer work, because of fatigue and other physical reasons and sometimes it does feel like life is at a standstill, while my friends progress in careers and family life.

My studies are at a standstill.

The pleasure of sitting near a fireplace put my ambitions at a temporary standstill.

It's midnight on Christmas and the world is largely at a standstill, so pardon my rant.

"I received my stake in VUE in exchange for various personal rights I gave up, including entering into a non-compete agreement and a standstill agreement, and my agreement to serve as chairman and CEO of VUE," Diller said.

My world came to a standstill.

Fortunately, my grandmother mercifully invoked the "politics and religion at the dinner table" rule before my stammer came to a standstill.

My book came to a complete standstill as I tripped heavily over that damned writer's block.