How to Use stall in a Sentence
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The gate has a stall for each horse.
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Javier Zarracina,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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My prompt was that my car stalls at idle.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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And now there are hundreds of stalls.
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AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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This is where most turnarounds stall.
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Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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At their worst, the offense stalls.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Here are 2026’s new food stalls.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boards are quicker to move on from plans that stall.
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Daniel Schmeltz,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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He was put on a diet of mush and kept in a stall at night.
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Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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On the back wall of the last stall in the bathroom at the bazaar.
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Jordan Greene,
Peoplemag,
23 Feb. 2024
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Justin Crawford is a few stalls away.
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Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are great cocktail spots, wine bars, juice stalls, and more.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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The easiest one is to change the rules or stall.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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That kind of stall can be as risky as an outright downturn.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Dec. 2025
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Radios and blow dryers blared from rows of stalls.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nor is he flustered when the offense stalls.
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Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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And while the system stalls, cancer does not.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The city’s street-stall culture makes finding a great one easy.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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The other stalls and feels beaten down.
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Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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Without it, even the best systems stall.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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If delayed too long, the business stalls.
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Muhammad Nabeel Shamim,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Doors on bathroom stalls remain in place.
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Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Your shower stall can be too short or too tall to pair with a rain shower.
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Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2023
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Look for stalls with long lines of locals — high turnover means fresher food.
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Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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If there aren’t enough stalls, reservations make sense.
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Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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People stayed locked in bathroom stalls.
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Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The hall’s restaurants and food stalls will have kid-friendly items on the menu.
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Norma Cavazos,
Dallas News,
9 Mar. 2023
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Without it, even great talent stalls.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Look for stalls selling falafel, dosas, bao and tacos, often side by side.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Look for pav bhaji, vada pav, pani puri and bhel puri at stalls across the city.
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Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The home was fully fenced and included a barn with two stalls.
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Robyn A. Friedman,
WSJ,
26 Oct. 2023
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Those bills have stalled as well.
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ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But since then, progress has stalled.
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Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025
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Any one of these can stall progress.
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Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the bill stalled in the House.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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In those years, Woodruff’s life seemed stalled.
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Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Plus, if no one in the group knows enough songs, things stall.
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Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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But that was where the offense stalled.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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What worked before might stall here.
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Calvin Goulding,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But a year later, the project has stalled.
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Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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Now, things appear to be stalled a bit.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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But by March, the fight seemed to have stalled out.
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Kerry Sheridan,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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But as the day dragged on, action stalled out.
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Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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That’s why the march to full self-driving cars has stalled.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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That's why the march to full self-driving cars has stalled.
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Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
18 Jan. 2026
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But that race seems to have stalled, at least for the moment.
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Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Traffic was stalled in the area as crews cleaned up the diesel.
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Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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The bill has stalled in the Senate.
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Bymary Kekatos,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The unions said Friday that talks stalled.
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John Dias,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Josh Reynolds had two key drops on third and fourth down to stall drives.
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Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2024
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As the opening drive stalled, Nix lost his rhythm.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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But those bills have stalled, Johnson said.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mostly, though, the Heat stalled as a team.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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This is no time to stall, distort or wrangle.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Then, the Celtics’ comeback stalled.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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But then, the decrease in the smoking rate stalled.
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Dr. Tom Frieden,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The project has stalled with a host of legal challenges.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Comfort is meant to restore you, not stall you.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
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But without the brave ask, career growth can stall.
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Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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What makes some projects succeed while others stall?
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Gabriel Shaoolian,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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