stop short

I thought she had a point, but stopped short of saying so.

He saw three out of four looking at him, and stopped short.

But they both stopped short in the middle of the street.

His hands, which were running through her hair, stopped short.

Even so, fear made her stop short of coming out and saying it.

He stopped short of saying the front should be included.

Yes, of course we stopped short at that last one.

She always ran, and then she'd stop short in a room.

She stopped short when the party store came into view.

The French, on the other hand, have so far stopped short at thinking.

A. I have always been able to stop short of hitting them.

She walked toward the door, and stopped short of it.

I started for the door; stopped short as someone came through it.

I stopped short but too near to change my direction.

At the sound of the shot he stopped short and ran off into the bush.

The laws on the outside had stopped short at the door.

He started to turn back to the young people on the other side of his table, but stopped short and looked out the window again.

He stopped short in front of my chair and looked down.

The court stopped short of saying if she had to leave her post.

We'll ride back, but stop short of where they were.

I stopped short of the door and tried to listen.

He stopped short in the snow and turned to face them.

I just sort of stopped short and started having a conversation.

But they stopped short of saying there was nothing to worry about.

This is true enough, but stops short of the whole story.

I thought she had a point, but stopped short of saying so.

He saw three out of four looking at him, and stopped short.

But they both stopped short in the middle of the street.

His hands, which were running through her hair, stopped short.

Even so, fear made her stop short of coming out and saying it.

He stopped short of saying the front should be included.

Yes, of course we stopped short at that last one.

She always ran, and then she'd stop short in a room.

She stopped short when the party store came into view.

The French, on the other hand, have so far stopped short at thinking.

A. I have always been able to stop short of hitting them.

She walked toward the door, and stopped short of it.

I started for the door; stopped short as someone came through it.

I stopped short but too near to change my direction.

At the sound of the shot he stopped short and ran off into the bush.

The laws on the outside had stopped short at the door.

He started to turn back to the young people on the other side of his table, but stopped short and looked out the window again.

He stopped short in front of my chair and looked down.

The court stopped short of saying if she had to leave her post.

We'll ride back, but stop short of where they were.

I stopped short of the door and tried to listen.

He stopped short in the snow and turned to face them.

I just sort of stopped short and started having a conversation.

But they stopped short of saying there was nothing to worry about.

This is true enough, but stops short of the whole story.