Sentence examples for be stopped short from inspiring English sources
Symbols obtrude, but Spark's characters fail to be stopped short.
Even modest progress can be stopped short by another mass-casualty attack on Indian soil designed to disrupt improved ties.
Iran, more unpredictable than the Soviet Union, can be stopped short of a bomb through measures short of military action.
Other manufacturers have attempted to diversify the market, only to be stopped short by the US Food and Drug Administration.
When you ascend the blue-lighted glass staircase, you may be stopped short by the décor, with its undulating ceiling and glass-slab bar.
Yet many of his fellow Democrats (not to mention many libertarians on the right) will be stopped short by what Bobbitt says next.
But LenDale White was stopped short and Texas rallied for a 41-38 victory.
But Whisenhunt challenged, arguing that Roethlisberger had been stopped short of the goal line.
Dayne was stopped short of the end zone on the attempted 2-point conversion.
