stop sign
Americannoun
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stop signs
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stop sign
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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She compared the choice to braking for a stop sign, pressing gently on the pedal earlier to avoid having to stomp on it later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A torn copy of a notice announcing a cleanup of homeless encampments hangs from a stop sign along Grand Avenue at 51st Street in South Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
We were recently involved in a car accident when a teenage driver ran a stop sign and struck our car directly in the driver’s door.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
At the edge of the woods, before we turned onto El Indio Highway, I paused at the stop sign long enough to turn around to look at the twins.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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