stop sign

noun

: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely

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Just because this person is pan-handling at the stop sign doesn’t tell me anything about the life story of that person. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Initial reports from police were that the Volvo failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection and was hit by a Mitsubishi Montero SUV that was traveling eastbound on West Grand Avenue. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 The officer was stopped at the stop sign on School Street at its intersection with Noank Road when the cruiser was hit by the Jeep, which was traveling the wrong way, or westbound, in the eastbound shoulder and sidewalk of Noank Road, police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025 Before the collision, the teen ran a stop sign about 100 yards away from the booth. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop sign

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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