Example Sentences

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Someone must venture to the far side of the cosmos to investigate whatever factor is stopping the solar Pac-Man out there, in hopes of bringing it back to our solar system and saving our sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Sure, no one is stopping anyone from sauntering into their local grocery store dressed to the nines in faux fur and pumps.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

The only question is why the president is stopping at the ballroom.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

I think that we’re stopping ourselves more than the opponent is stopping us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

“Do you think a bus is stopping here tomorrow at one to take Sister Rita to an evacuation center?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer