Example sentences for: stanch

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

  • It began with problems of how to help victims and stanch the flowing losses to the American economy, such as

  • 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."

  • 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.

  • 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).


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