attempt to halt

Frequency: 6.30.6 per million words

to make an effort to stop something

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Examples (10)

  • The government will attempt to halt the spread of misinformation.
  • The central bank attempted to halt the rapid rise in inflation.
  • Scientists are constantly attempting to halt the progression of the disease.
  • Activists chained themselves to trees in an attempt to halt the logging operation.
  • The lawyers filed an injunction to attempt to halt the demolition of the historic building.
  • He desperately attempted to halt the flow of water from the broken pipe.
  • The new legislation attempts to halt the decline of local industries.
  • Despite their efforts, they failed in their attempt to halt the company's collapse.
  • The international community must attempt to halt the escalating conflict.
  • By deploying the software patch, we attempt to halt any further data breaches.