bus stop

noun

: one of the places where a bus stops for passengers to get on or off
waiting at the bus stop

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The immigrants arrested were picked up outside their places of work, while bringing their kids to school, at the bus stop, at the grocery store, at the laundromat. Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The impact sent Bustillos’ car spinning into a nearby bus stop, where Carlos was waiting after walking a friend home. Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Agents detained one father who walked his child to a bus stop shortly after the school bus drove off, said Clementina Lunar, an advocate with the group Danbury Unites for Immigrants. ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Sometimes a person is on their phone or chatting with family to organize the kids, but for the most part, everyone passes through each bus stop in anonymity and silence. Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bus stop

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“Bus stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bus%20stop. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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