Words similar to stanch

Example sentences for: stanch

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

He wants the United States to join with other financial centers in adopting a "transactions tax" on currency exchanges to stanch speculation and inhibit wide swings in currency values.
Says Deirdre Donahue ( USA Today ): "You end up wanting to quickly kill off Hannibal Lecter yourself, just to stanch the flow of foul language, repellent imagery and bloodshed."
The tactical savvy that Sweeney brings might help stanch the AFL-CIO's bleeding (it's been losing more than 200,000 members a year).
It began with problems of how to help victims and stanch the flowing losses to the American economy, such as