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How to use halting in a sentence

19 example sentences · adjective, noun

Halting means prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken. Example: “No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.”

Examples of halting by meaning

adjectiveProne to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.

  • his halting speech
  • her halting steps
  • Him we enlisted at Para, on the recommendation of the steamship company, on whose vessels he had learned to speak a halting English.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

More sentences with halting

  • No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.From the entry decide
  • The steelworkers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.From the entry steelworker
  • The steel workers and electricians went on strike, halting construction.From the entry steel worker
  • The halting of Hamas's suicide subcampaign at this juncture is significant.2010, Robert A. Pape, James K. Feldman, Cutting the Fuse, page 234. From the entry subcampaign
  • Wilson began tapping his toms and cymbals in a halting pattern.2008 April 3, Nate Chinen, “Composing on the Spot, With Help From a Master”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov…. From the entry pendulumlike
  • Her husband spoke to the Indian in halting Sioux, but Horse Ears was wise.1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, Flame on the Frontier; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 28. From the entry Sioux
  • The words cam thickly, now halting and now overtripping each other.1911, Van Tassel Sutphen, “The Talisman”, in Collier's, volume 47, page 27. From the entry overtrip
  • Efforts to restitute Ethiopian artifacts listed for auction in various countries will involve legally halting them from sale, he added.2025 August 24, “Ethiopian Heritage Authority Intensifies Push to Restitute Looted Artifacts”, in ENA Reliable News Source, Ethiopian News…. From the entry restitute
  • “Your father was the best baseball player anyone had ever seen.” Excited but halting, her voice ran on past all obstacles.2016, Mike Westphal, Cloud of Expectation; Book One: The In America Series, Xlibris, →ISBN. From the entry baseball
  • 'Laura!' The voice halting her was terse.2008, Julia James, The Italian's Rags-to-riches Wife (Bedded by … Blackmail; Harlequin Presents; 2716), Toronto, Ont.; New York, N.Y.…. From the entry terse
  • Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed.1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, George Allen & Unwin. From the entry treat
  • In addition, halting or reversing disease progression is only possible by using remyelinating and neuroprotecting agents, which does not occur in current treatments.2015 August 18, Juliana Silva et al., “Pharmacological Alternatives for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Wasp and Bee Venoms…. From the entry neuroprotecting
  • BY now, everyone knows that South Korean automakers have come a long way since their first halting attempts to sell tinny econoboxes to Americans.2007 February 4, Bob Knoll, “A Korean Crossover Gets Its Green Card”, in New York Times. From the entry econobox
  • It's more about evaluating the joy-to-stuff ratio in your life, and halting the hyperconsumerism that is creating excess debt, complications, and stress.2005, Kellyanne Conway, Celinda Lake, What Women Really Want, page 135. From the entry joy-to-stuff ratio
  • Now this evidence of abandonment is very important, without it the would-be abandonee is not justified in moving in and halting the trend toward nature.1955, Houghton v. Collins, 344 MICH 175 (1955): Brief of the Appellant, Luther Coleman, page 20. From the entry abandonee
  • Pisano refused to issue a temporary injunction halting the state investigation, and the state filed a countermotion asking the federal government not to interfere in a state legal matter.2007 September 3, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Civil Union Dispute Pits Methodist Retreat Against Gays Who Aided in Its Rebirth”, in New York Times. From the entry countermotion

Meaning of halting

  1. adjective Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
  2. noun The action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.

Full definition of halting

Questions about halting in a sentence

How do you use halting in a sentence?
Halting is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “No Turing Machine can decide the halting problem.”
What is a short sentence with halting?
“her halting steps”
What does halting mean?
Halting means prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.

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