Sentence examples for practically ground from inspiring English sources

The city's construction industry, which practically ground to a halt in 2009, is still mired in a slump.

There was such a crush to get into the hall that, on the days when he spoke, traffic in the neighborhood practically ground to a halt.

"Growth has practically ground to a halt even in Germany, and France has joined Italy and Spain in seeing a strong rate of economic decline".

From the mayor's race to the contests for City Council, what had once been one of the most crowded and chaotic elections in the city's history has practically ground to a halt, leaving candidates in a state of suspension.

A20 Campaigns at a Standstill From the mayor's race to the contests for City Council, what was once one of the most crowded, chaotic elections in New York's history has practically ground to a halt before Tuesday's primary.

Traffic practically ground to a halt near Ballyrobert as drivers strained to get a glimpse of the singer and her cavalcade.

Without rules in place, the commercial drone industry was practically grounded because the FAA strictly forbids any commercial drone.

It has to do with the emotion of doing business in offices practically atop ground zero.

The game in Staten Island on Saturday night was practically neutral ground.

Mr. Peyton's planned City club, the Lothbury, is practically at ground zero, a stone's throw from the Bank of England, long a symbol of clout (though not renowned for its hipness).

Eventually, Battlefront 2 rebooted its progression and microtransaction systems from practically the ground up, but the damage was done.