How to Use stoppage in a Sentence

stoppage

noun

• The penalty caused a stoppage in play.
• There have been more than 10 minutes in stoppages.
• The first was in first-half stoppage time and the second in the 57th minute.
  — Staff Report, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2022
• That’s because the UAW has increased the reach of the work stoppage.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
• That doesn't mean that there weren't stoppages in food.
  — Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
• The pick is for this fight to end via knockout, with a 50-50 shot on who picks up the stoppage.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• The school did not give a reason for the latest stoppage in play.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2021
• His second — the winning goal — came in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
  — Steve Douglas, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
• Heber scored twice in second-half stoppage time to knot the match at three.
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
• The post was also hit by Hegerberg deep in stoppage time.
  — Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2022
• Then, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, the referee brought play to a halt again for over a minute.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
• In the end, SAG members were split by the agreement that ended the work stoppage.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
• So, when there was a stoppage in play, Wooden went to the sideline and thought through it.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 13 Nov. 2022
• The most threatening chance for either team came in stoppage time of the first half.
  — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
• Smith scored again in first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0 going into the break.
  — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• Driving the news: The work stoppage affects ports that handle more than half of the cargo shipped to the U.S. from around the world.
  — Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
• Lemieux's corner called for a fight stoppage that came at 1 minute, 31 seconds of the third round.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
• Rodrigues’ goal in first-half stoppage time closed the margin to 4-1.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
• That stoppage cost the sport the World Series and a generation of fans who left the game.
  — Joe Harrington, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2021
• Olivera then put the match out of reach in stoppage time with his second goal.
  — Times Wire Reports, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• Bowen added a second in the stoppage time as Leeds made a third-round exit for the ninth time in the last 12 seasons.
  — Steve Douglas, ajc, 9 Jan. 2022
• The work stoppages are scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m. local time.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
• Heck, even Dutcher chased down a loose ball on the court during a first-half stoppage.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
• The slowdown did not originate with the work stoppages of 2023.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
• The Netherlands doubled the lead on virtually the final kick of the first half, in the first minute of stoppage time.
  — Ronald Blum, Chron, 3 Dec. 2022
• If the two sides aren't able to come to an agreement this week, the stoppage could begin late Friday.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022
• Chicago struck first during stoppage time in the first half.
  — Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
• Russell Cicerone tied it in the 74th minute for Pittsburgh and Shane Wiedt scored the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
  — Hartford Courant, 24 July 2022
• The series wasn’t ready for the work stoppage, which lasted just over three months, and four hours of story were just abandoned.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
• Holloway’s stoppage literally came in the last second of the fifth round.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024