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Example sentences for: halt

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By shifting attitudes and teaching youth to understand each other, we halt the violence that plagues our schools and neighborhoods.
The halt comes when there is no one left who wishes Clinton would stay but thinks the current level of impeachment sentiment means he should go.
The editors urge a halt to the coddling of Kim Jong Il.
(The Times notes that threatening to halt U.S. military aid to Indonesia isn't much of a stick: this currently totals $476,000.)
The United States dampened criticism of Netanyahu's refusal to halt an inflammatory Jewish settlement in Arab East Jerusalem, and stepped up pressure on Arafat to crack down on Islamic extremists.