| 1. | And here a fresh alarm brought me to a standstill with a thumping heart. - from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| 2. | "Annushka," she said, coming to a standstill before her, and she stared at the maid, not knowing what to say to her. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 3. | He knew now the one thing of importance and that one thing was at first there, in the drawing room, and then began moving across and came to a standstill at the door. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 4. | Once at a standstill they all seemed to understand that they did not yet know where they were going, and that much that was painful and difficult awaited them on this journey. - from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |