stop sign
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stop sign
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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She said he had told her to "imagine a big stop sign" when her emotions threatened to come to the fore.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
She said she was getting a ride to a housepainting job in Melbourne, Florida, when the car’s brakes failed and it crashed into a stop sign.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
Pull up to a stop sign at the same time as a Waymo and it would wait, as if to say, “No, please, after you.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The sun was a violent, rageful red, glowing like a stop sign through the murky haze.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025
Someone tied it to a stop sign and started walking, and that’s how far he got before it gave out. aside, grabbing more scraps, crying out, “Oh no! . .. Oh no!”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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