stop sign

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noun

a traffic sign requiring a motorist to stop before continuing.

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Origin of stop sign

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby stop sign

stopple, stop press, stop price, stops, stop short, stop sign, stop someone's clock, stop street, stopt, stop the clock, stop thrust

How to use stop sign in a sentence

A pastor late for church, she said, could zip right past a stop sign.
In A Unanimous Decision, The Supreme Court Delivered Another Victory For The Religious Right|Kimberly Winston|June 14, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Barnes was pulled over on April 6, 2020, for allegedly speeding and disobeying a stop sign.
Police told a man a container in his car tested positive for drugs. It was his daughter’s ashes.|Andrea Salcedo|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
It started when Dylan Rogers ran a stop sign in rural Oklahoma.
States reduce penalties for drivers who strike protesters — a threat cited in hundreds of police shootings|Philip Bump|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Like looking for pictures of a stop sign to complete a CAPTCHA, it’s not hard to look at a prescribed power curve versus your actual power curve and tell if it’s a pass or fail.
Is This App the Future of AI Workouts?|David Shultz|April 13, 2021|Outside Online

For the last 40 years, the rule, which is law in some countries and a guideline in others, has served as an important stop sign for embryonic research.
Scientists plan to drop the 14-day embryo rule, a key limit on stem cell research|Antonio Regalado|March 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Suppose I have a sincere religious belief that if I stop at a stop sign, God kills a kitten.
Why Hobby Lobby Will Be Bad for Conservatives|Jay Michaelson|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her accident in 1989 occurred in Washington, D.C.: either she or the other driver ran a stop sign.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was assessed two points on his driving record for the stop sign.
How Could Alleged Kidnapper Ariel Castro Be Allowed to Drive a School Bus?|Steve Miller|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I mean there is sidewalks, but not a curb, and this cab had pulled in there by the stop sign.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Suddenly at the intersection of Jefferson and Huron Streets, a long black sedan driven by a woman, failed to observe a stop sign.
Swamp Island|Mildred A. Wirt
They had a stop sign there and someone had had a wreck previously, I don't know, the sign was down.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He stood like some conquering hero, holding the martial stop sign with one hand.
Pee-Wee Harris Adrift|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
I took a picture of a stop sign that was located down at the intersection of Patton and 10th.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy