I made up my mind not to stop short of the British protection; to shake hands with the Lion's paw.
Suffice it to say, that in struggling through their journey, their spirits never flagged; they had determined not to stop short of Canada.
The Committee procured their tickets, helped them to disguise themselves as much as possible, and admonished them not to stop short of Canada.
After the fugitives had been well cared for by the Committee, they were forwarded on North; but for some reason they were led to stop short of Canada, readily finding employment and going to work to take care of themselves.
And yet the proof that the ordinary power of vision has to stop short of the cells in no way excludes the investigation of cells.
Why should the proof that the ordinary power of cognition has to stop short of supersensible worlds, decide anything against the possibility of investigating those worlds?
The Egypts and the Gerars which lie on our right hand and on our left present great temptations, either to turn aside out of the right way, or to stop short of our true position as servants of the true and living God.
Jacob is led to take a higher and a wider view of God; but at Shechem he was manifestly on low ground, and he was made to smart for it, as is always the case when we stop short of God's own ground.
It is ever the aim of Satan, as it is the tendency of our hearts, to lead us to stop short of God's mark in every thing, and specially in the centre of our unity as Christians.
This would be tostop short on the road, and in the middle of the race, instead of reaching the goal.
This is when we stop short voluntarily at the creature to the prejudice of the Creator; as comes to pass in all sin, whether mortal or venial.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stop short" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
