full stop

noun

Definition of full stop

chiefly British

: a point . used to show the end of a sentence or an abbreviation : period sense 5a … the full stop after the roman numeral …— Eric Korn He found that a full stop expressed his feelings too violently, and wrote the letter again, for the fifth time …— Anthony Trollope … ordered the initials 'F. C. W. K.,' with the customary untrained grape-vine-looking flourishes, and a large full stop, to be engraved forthwith.— Charles Dickens —used interjectionally to emphasize the finality of the preceding statement … when it comes to parenting she's the boss, full stop.— Pamela Druckerman

Examples of full stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mark Walter, the controlling owner, told the team all the owners were here to win, full stop. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 The driver allegedly came to a full stop at the crosswalk, according to Boyle. — Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Apr. 2022 The hardest single thing to do is write, full stop. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022 This is something that the Quin Snyder Jazz are usually very good at — no team in the league is as well trained at making split-second decisions than the Jazz are, full stop. — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022 Glamour cited this as one of the best movies of 2021, full stop. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2022 The car also reportedly failed to come to a full stop before entering an intersection where it was hit by the truck that was hauling rocks, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. — Editors, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2022 Like many electric vehicles, the Volvo will bring the vehicle to a full stop without touching the brake pedal, a welcome change in urban stop and go. — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022 The fastest path to getting eyeballs is with sensational content, full stop. — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2022 See More

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