bring/put a stop to

idiom

: to bring (something) to a state in which no further activity happens : to end (something)

Negotiations brought a stop to the conflict.

We need to put a stop to these practices.

She wanted to put a stop to the rumors.

Examples of bring/put a stop to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At least the governor has intervened to put a stop to the nonsense, unlike Republican brass in other states, who have embraced the approach. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024 However, the Great Depression put a stop to combining and de-commercializing the holidays. —

Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024 Banning the activity of Hamas and Samidoun, and dissolving Samidoun Deutschland, will put a stop to such demonstrations of hate in Germany. —

Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 26 May 2024 Council members did put a stop to some of the reductions proposed by Bass. —

David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bring/put a stop to

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