Sentence examples for stopped dead from inspiring English sources

"stopped dead" can be used in written English
It is commonly used to describe when something suddenly stops abruptly. For example: "I was running to catch the train when I stopped dead in my tracks after I saw the puppy on the tracks."

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It stopped dead.

I stopped dead.

He stopped dead.

I stopped dead, staring at the drum.

She stopped dead in her tracks.

And stopped dead in my tracks.

I stopped dead when I saw it.

You stopped dead in your tracks.

And at that point I stopped dead.

The Lincoln Tunnel's probably stopped dead.

That strategy stopped dead in its tracks.

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