stop in

phrasal verb

stopped in; stopping in; stops in

informal

: to visit someone briefly

You should stop in for tea sometime.

British : to stay at home

I'm stopping in tonight.

Examples of stop in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Starting in June, the comedian will embark on a multi-city tour, stopping in San Diego, Washington state, Oregon, and the Bay Area. —

Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024 The Chinese owners of the stalled residential, hotel and retail complex towering over Crypto.com Arena have hired real estate brokers to sell the property to buyers who could restart the project after work stopped in 2019. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 But that progress all but stopped in 2013 under a new athletic director, Doug Knuth. —

Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024 Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic. —

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 After stopping in what is now Green Bay, the ship began its voyage back to Buffalo. —

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with actress Sheryl Lee Ralph during an official campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, May 8, to fire voters up about the ongoing threats to women's freedoms. —

Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024 To get our fill of belly-warming whisky in a string of cozy pubs and hotel bars, stopping in Edinburgh was a no-brainer. —

Vicki Denig, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 Direct, with a stop in Charlotte Airline: American Airport: LaGuardia Airport Prices are accurate as of Monday, April 29. —

Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2024

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