Words similar to brakes

Example sentences for: brakes

How can you use “brakes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Putting the brakes on biologically driven human betterment would have real consequences for science.
Whenever wages start to go up a bit--God forbid, workers should see their salaries jump--Wall Street gets jittery about inflation and the Fed pumps the brakes.
The modern automobile is laden with microchips, which control fuel intake, cruise control, anti-lock brakes, and more.
It's refreshing to be reminded every so often that there is still at least one thing that can put the brakes on our warp-drive news cycle--the three-day weekend.
Cells were pelleted at 400 g for five minutes without brakes, the supernatant was decanted and the pellet was loosened by vortexing at setting 4. Cells were washed with 1% BSA/PBS and repelleted.