Verb (used without object) : They halted for lunch and strolled about.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : They halted operations during contract negotiations.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : the halt and the blind.    From Dictionary.com. 

Here the troops again halted, and met with friendly treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Francisco, Ixtacamaxtitlan, part 1] Reference

The score was 1-1 when rain halted play after nine innings in Boston's.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Searching for answers after midsummer bummer] Reference

He and Ferrero traded the first two games before rain halted play for 25 minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Costa rolls past Ferrero in French Open final] Reference

Rain halted play for 32 minutes in the fourth, one inning before Gibbons broke open the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The win halted the Astros 'three-game losing streak and ended Pittsburgh's six-game road winning streak.    From Wordnik.com.  [National League Baseball - Pirates vs. Astros] Reference

The U.S. squad was steady throughout the doubles match, racing to a 6-1, 3-2 lead when rain halted play.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Doubles victory gives U.S. 2-1 edge over Spain] Reference

The word halted at Lindley's teeth, and his eyes rested superciliously on the slouched figure beside him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference

One of its terms halted their Milky Way expansion; another precluded human exploration of the Haluk Cluster.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sagittarius Whorl]

The Williams-Hantuchova match was also severely disrupted by the rain halted after just three minutes with the American up 1-0.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Mauresmo crushes Capriati at soggy Wimbledon] Reference

Three delays totaled nearly four hours before the matches resumed Wednesday evening, but dampness and darkness again halted play.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Wimbledon men's quarters suspended after 3 rain delays] Reference

The beloved name halted the reproof hovering on my lips.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mummy Case]

Whereupon the stag halted, descended, and helped him home.    From Wordnik.com.  [Appearances Being Notes of Travel] Reference

That one little word halted Fairchild as he left the elevator.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cross-Cut] Reference

Right now, his momentum seems completely halted, which is a shame.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Marquee name halted, Froch must have marquee fights visible to the public.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph Blogs] Reference

The great sword halted in midair, and the Cimmerian stood for an instant like a bronze statue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian]

I was already hurrying away when the mention of that great scientist's name halted me once more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Police!!!] Reference

The great sword halted in mid-air, and the Cimmerian stood for an instant, motionless as a bronze statue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conan]

Caris 'swift, small gesture with the sword halted him again, and he regarded the young warrior in irritated frustration.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Silent Tower]

The Greencloak only nicked the tribesman's knee, but the collision of tribal scimitar and Cimmerian broadsword halted both strokes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conan and The Mists of Door]

The official called the American assertion that Iran had "halted" its weapons program in 2003 "somewhat surprising.".    From Wordnik.com.  [From the WSJ Opinion Archives] Reference

The win halted Detroit's skid at two games.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Citigroup shares sale planned by US government 'halted'.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

While the gender pay gap has fallen for the past 30 years, progress seems to have "halted".    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

The box and one kind of halted our offense's ability to get fast-break points and that hurt us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iowa City Press-Citizen - Local News] Reference

The motion detector pinged, and Kuzmin halted.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 tomorrows » 2007 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference

"halted", with full-time women workers earning 16.4 per cent less than men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference

An AK-47-toting guard halted him at the school gate.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Civil War On Campus] Reference

Marge and Sam Lamport are proof that the downward spiral can be halted.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Meaning Of Falling] Reference

By Friday, the free fall had halted, but Gotelli was breathing no easier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexico: The Peso Crisis Echoes Around The Globe] Reference

Amway voluntarily halted recruitment of teachers, soldiers and party members.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slammed Shut] Reference

There the Yippies had halted in their retreat, their numbers swelled by curious onlookers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fire Last Time] Reference

Zhu slashed China's money supply, halted unauthorized construction and cooled stock markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking Power] Reference

When the September 11 tragedy temporarily halted the NFL season, the Patriots were already 0-2.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: Root, Root, Root For The Home Team] Reference

Publication should be halted only if there's a threat to national security, which seems unlikely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

If there was big ozone damage, the experiment could be halted and the SO2 would quickly dissipate.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Fix a Climate Emergency] Reference