: a nonstop airplane flight
Examples of nonstop in a Sentence
Adjective
the two sides took part in nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
The Patriots will likely come at Stidham with disguised blitzes, nonstop stunts, defensive linemen dropping into passing lanes and an array of looks.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
New convenient nonstops from smaller cities means more people will choose to visit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
By 1984, each of the British new wave gods’ first three albums had gone platinum, their cinematic videos were regularly rotated on MTV, and nonstop global touring attracted Swiftian levels of excitable fans.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
The Patriots will likely come at Stidham with disguised blitzes, nonstop stunts, defensive linemen dropping into passing lanes and an array of looks.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
Glascock and Weinkam say customers have been coming in nonstop since news of the break-ins spread.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
New convenient nonstops from smaller cities means more people will choose to visit.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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