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How to use stall in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Stall means a compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed. Example: “His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.”

Examples of stall by meaning

nounA small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.

  • Despite the swift backpedalling of the university, the original notice given to stall operators is suggestive of the potential existence of 'a growing English-speaking elite' that is 'happy to maintain the importance of the English language'.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual...

nounA small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.

  • Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest

nounAn Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.

  • In a private rite, a ring is drawn on the ground around a harrow or before an indoor stall.1989, Edred Thorsson, A Book of Troth, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 156
  • Some Asatruar kindreds call their indoor altars stalls and their outdoor altars harrows.2006, Selene Silverwind, “Asatruar Tools and Practices”, in Everything you need to know about Paganism, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 117

nounSynonym of stallsman (“an accomplice”).

  • The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car.1909, Ignatz Leo Nascher, The Wretches of Povertyville: A Sociological Study of the Bowery, page 204

verbTo put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.

  • to stall an ox

verbTo fatten.

  • to stall cattle

nounAn action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.

  • His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.

nounLoss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.

  • The only way to account for it is a structural breakup in flight, a stall, a spin, a death spiral as we call it.1999 July 20, Mark Tran, “Did Kennedy's plane plunge in a 'death spiral'?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

More sentences with stall

  • The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.From the entry lead
  • No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.From the entry ballpark figure
  • The airspeed was so low that there was insufficient elevator authority to recover from the stall.From the entry elevator authority
  • John has obviously set out his stall for the Green Party.From the entry set out one's stall
  • My car was running fine and then, for no reason, it stalled out.From the entry stall out
  • There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel.From the entry falafel
  • That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.From the entry tacky
  • There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.From the entry stable
  • The driver idled his engine until the car finally stalled.From the entry idle
  • Whenever I engage the clutch, the car stalls out.From the entry engage
  • The stall on the left is occupied.From the entry occupied
  • The Group Executive Committee couldn't run a whelk stall!From the entry whelk stall
  • The airplane stalled and crashed after its wings iced up.From the entry ice up
  • The hurricane is expected to make landfall and then stall out, dumping several inches of rain over several days.From the entry stall out
  • Given the stalled electrification of England's railways, notably the Midland Main Line, he has a point.2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42. From the entry against the grain
  • A measure in Kentucky to make fluoridation optional stalled in the state Senate.2025 March 28, “Utah becomes the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press. From the entry fluoridation
  • By August, work had stalled after the unexpected discovery of non-recorded foundations.2025 March 19, Mel Holley, “Access for All awaits a clear pathway”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 50. From the entry non-recorded
  • Another stall there, Mama, does croissant taiyakis, fish-shaped pastries with a choice of custardy fillings.2024 May, Brian Healy, Rachel Chang, John Garry, Dana Givens, Michael Grosberg, Teddy Minford, Maya Stanton, Meena Thiruvengadam, Caroline…. From the entry taiyaki
  • Why am I back?” “Okay, I'll just have to stall them with the old razzle-dazzle.”2023 August 14, Dominic Dierkes, “The Ping Pong Table” (17:50 from the start), in Solar Opposites, season 4, episode 1, spoken by Korvo…. From the entry expense
  • Jake came up to the stall and stroked his neck while Jasper nosed around Jake's coat pocket.2023, J. D. Arnold, Rawhide Jake: Learning the Ropes, →ISBN. From the entry nose around
  • Rounding the turn, he spotted a man moving from stall to stall, peddling rosquillas.2022, Iris Munchinsky, chapter 18, in Shadow of the Masters, Winnipeg, Man.: Word Alive Press, →ISBN. From the entry rosquilla
  • He opens his stall only on weekdays, from 6.30 AM to about 3 PM in the afternoon.2021 June 8, Sean Lim, quoting Razali, “These Stalls Used To Fuel Workers At Industrial Parks. Now, They Are Barely Surviving”, in…. From the entry makan
  • The two-hour debate was briefly stalled by a technical difficulty with the moderators’ microphones.2019 June 27, Lauren Gambino, “Democratic 2020 candidates clash on healthcare, immigration and economy in first debate”, in The Guardian. From the entry difficulty
  • But progress had stalled due to the cost-effectiveness of the systems that were in development.2019 November 6, Paul Stephen, “Cowden: a crash radio could have prevented”, in Rail, page 73. From the entry cost-effectiveness
  • In datamoshed works, time seems to stall, streak or speed ahead in unpredictable ways.2017, Allan Cameron, “Facing the Glitch: Abstraction, Abjection and the Digital Image”, in Beugnet Martine Beugnet, editor, Indefinite…. From the entry datamosh
  • On the frozen river, the spit-fires had burned out and the stalls were packing up.2016, Jane Hardstaff, The Executioner's Daughter, →ISBN, page 154. From the entry spit-fire
  • Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale.2014, Ben Isacat, How to Do Animal Rights, page 110. From the entry jumble
  • White chalk on the fascia board above the Arabic-food stall reads "Lebanon" and "Lebs rule".2012, Deborah Youdell, “Intelligibility, agency and the raced–nationed–religioned subjects of education”, in Intersectionality and "Race"…. From the entry arabic
  • Honeygirl was nearly frothing; she was almost as panicked as Mojito in the next stall.2009, Allison Leigh, Valentine's Fortune, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 186. From the entry honeygirl
  • Talking all the while, he had to slip into Honeygirl's stall to reach her.2009, Allison Leigh, Valentine's Fortune, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 186. From the entry honeygirl
  • A little girl in pink exited one of the stalls with her mother behind her.2008, Jennifer Weiner, The Guy Not Taken, →ISBN. From the entry go commando

Meaning of stall

  1. noun A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
  2. noun A stable; a place for cattle.
  3. noun A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.

Full definition of stall

Questions about stall in a sentence

How do you use stall in a sentence?
Stall is used as a noun and verb. For example: “His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.”
What is a short sentence with stall?
“to stall cattle”
What does stall mean?
Stall means a compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.

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