stop sign

noun

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

Examples of stop sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Police said a preliminary investigation suggested Renteria Arroyo was speeding south on 58th Drive and ran a stop sign at Encanto, where his vehicle struck Najera's eastbound vehicle on that street. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024 Water appears to be feet deep, reaching more than halfway up a stop sign pole and the trunks of trees. NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024 There were two crashes where a Waymo got sideswiped by a vehicle in an adjacent lane: In San Francisco, Waymo was stopped at a stop sign in the right lane when another car hit the Waymo while passing it on the left. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024 Rojas took second on Shohei Ohtani’s single, and when Betts followed with a single to center, Rojas steamed around third just as third-base coach Dino Ebel put up a stop sign. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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