How to Use stop by in a Sentence

stop by

phrasal verb

• The father did not stop by their house on the way to the school.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• If so, he’s stopped by the sound of Criston calling his name.
  — EW.com, 8 July 2024
• The birds stopped by when the ancient buffet was well stocked.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
• Adults stop by all day long for a little boost as well.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
• But psychedelics are on the minds of everyone who stops by the Athenaeum, as the center is called.
  — Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• The rule quickly caused pretext stops by the LAPD to plummet.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The pre-teen was quickly pulled down and told to stop by his mom, who rolled her eyes and shook her head.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• Locals of all backgrounds and ages hung out there or just stopped by for a snack.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 25 July 2024
• One of these two friends has never called or stopped by to visit me.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
• Tourists can still stop by Café Knösel for a meal like schnitzel, or pastries, and, of course, the Student Kiss.
  — Yolanda Evans, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
• If a cousin or an aunt stopped by for cake and coffee, a tense silence would fall.
  — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
• As Ramos spoke, a woman stopped by to hand one of the organizers a $20 bill.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
• Over the past week, people have stopped by several times to give the two men food and water.
  — Joshua Partlow, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• People fleeing to less risky parts of Ukraine were stopped by Russian forces.
  — USA Today, 31 May 2023
• This event is free and designed for subscribers to stop by and have questions answered.
  — Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2024
• The Princess of Wales connected with cadets and stopped by the Techno Zone during her visit.
  — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
• The fear of being stopped by gangs has led to longer, more challenging routes just to move supplies from place to place, Sceery said.
  — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• The duo also plans to have special guests stop by episodes to speak on a variety of topics.
  — William Earl, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
• Plus, Mae again tried to run away but was stopped by Osha, who didn’t hesitate to fire her blaster this time.
  — Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 25 June 2024
• Don't leave without stopping by 8 Hands Farm for farm store goodies to take back home.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
• Last week, the singer stopped by his good friend, Courteney Cox’s house to serenade her with a song from the new album inspired by Friends.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• By late afternoon, several city trucks were stopped by the entrance of the tent.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• Then William Tyler, the executive director of the hotel at the time, stopped by our cage.
  — Sam Apple, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• Later, some Chippendales dancers stopped by to give the women lap dances.
  — Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024
• The last thing any traveler wants is to be stopped by TSA and have your belongings rummaged through.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2024
• The driver of the van allegedly tried to leave, Wolfe-Coleman said in the post, but he was stopped by other concerned parents at the school.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• For lunch, my friends and I stopped by Erich, a Mexican-leaning café in the hip 7th district, before parting ways for the day.
  — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
• On this day, Jason Bell, a student in 2018, stopped by the class at Richards’ invitation.
  — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
• The neighbors don’t stop by anymore — not since my husband rigged our garage to look like a sinkhole had opened up in the ground, and Mrs. Hewitt’s cat disappeared into the hedge in panic.
  — Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
• The newspaper reported that tourists from as far away as France and South Africa have been stopping by the home to take pictures — especially of the famous street address.
  — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024