Sentence examples similar to trigger a standstill from inspiring English sources

A subsidy cut in January 2012, which doubled petrol prices overnight, triggered protests that brought the country to a standstill, until the government backed down.

Their arrest helped trigger mass pro-democracy protests, which came to be known as the Umbrella Movement, that brought parts of the city to a standstill for nearly three months.

Prices are at a standstill.

Cambodia is at a standstill.

Business is at a standstill.

Traffic came to a standstill.

We're at a standstill.

Asia at a standstill.

By their metrics, a standstill.

Negotiations were at a standstill.

Traffic was at a standstill.