Sentence examples for a time stopped from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a time stopped" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in a poetic or metaphorical context to describe a moment that feels frozen or significant.
Example: "In that instant, a time stopped, and everything around us faded away."
Alternatives: "a moment frozen" or "a time halted".

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Lamar Odom, the Lakers' enigmatic do-everything forward, for a time stopped doing anything.

The White House, Milbank says, tried to freeze him out, and for a time stopped returning his calls.

When Raphael died in 1998, his mother collapsed and, for a time, stopped playing.

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And before you start to attack one cupboard at a time, stop right there.

Add eggs, one at a time, stopping and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition.

The most alarming small item of news we have read in a long time stopped us cold in the Times of July 16th.

For an instant, time stopped.

The tone turned liquid, an arpeggio became an aria, and time stopped.

The pieces lasted less than an hour, but time stopped.

It was a moment in which time stopped.

Time stopped.

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