Yet even as they tried to stem the violence, Americans forces continued to come under sustained attack.

She said the police tried to stem the drug trade at the project for two years but could not.

He was still conscious, trying to stem the bleeding with his right hand.

Desperately, he tried to stem the flow of her blood.

The old one will try to stem its profit decline at home.

There was no point in trying to stem death; only to use it.

A man might as well try to stem the tide.

Few believe the Government is prepared to step in and try to stem that tide.

She turned away for a moment, trying to stem the tide.

In the last year, there have also been other approaches taken to try to stem the casual use of the word.