: 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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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines all offer nonstop flights between Phoenix and Detroit.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Qantas operated the longest-ever Boeing 787 flight, a nonstop from Perth, Australia, to Los Angeles, as a one-off charter for the WWE Smackdown.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
And with Qantas set to debut its nonstop New York–Sydney route in 2026 (one of the world’s longest flights), getting to Australia is becoming even easier.
—Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines all offer nonstop flights between Phoenix and Detroit.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
While three of Alaska’s new nonstops are served by other airlines at San Diego International Airport, Tulsa and Santa Barbara are not, said airport spokesperson Nicole Hall.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Qantas operated the longest-ever Boeing 787 flight, a nonstop from Perth, Australia, to Los Angeles, as a one-off charter for the WWE Smackdown.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Nonstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonstop. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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