How to Use "halt" with Example Sentences

1. Venezuela said it would halt shipments of subsidised oil .
2. Hospitals , sanitation plants and offices ground to a halt .
3. Plans may be delayed or diminished , but a complete halt to building is unlikely .
4. Mexican authorities ordered a halt to all non-essential activities for five days from may 1st .
5. If such behaviour is unchecked , then eventually the system may grind to a halt .