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 experience of watching the film was ambiently excruciating, like twiddling your thumbs at a bus stop on a humid day. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 On April 15, the two teenage victims were at a bus stop in the 6300 block of South Stony Island Avenue when Chicago police said a person approached them, pulled out a gun and opened fire. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Further along Northwest Expressway, another prioritization signal near a bus stop holds traffic at a red light so that the RAPID bus can safely pull out ahead of them. Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 10 Sep. 2026 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 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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