all but cease

Examples (10)

• Production at the factory has all but ceased due to the strike.
• After the new regulations, innovation in the sector seemed to all but cease.
• The rain had all but ceased by the time we decided to go for a walk.
• Conversation in the room all but ceased when the unexpected guest arrived.
• During the severe drought, the river's flow all but ceased.
• If the sanctions are enforced, international trade will all but cease.
• By late evening, the noise from the construction site had all but ceased.
• His creative output has all but ceased since he took on the managerial role.
• Following the leader's resignation, all progress on the project all but ceased.
• The constant chatter from the birds all but ceases as night falls.