stop sign

noun

: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely

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According to Lenexa police, Mesfin was traveling north on Park Street when a Ford Bronco heading east on West 89th Terrace went through a stop sign and struck her Toyota RAV4. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025 Tibi gave us a high-collared trench coat for spring, whereas Ashlyn fashioned one in stop sign red (also styled with genie pants, mind you). Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025 By contrast, a rural stop sign roll-through at dawn might trigger nothing more than a cheerful reminder to come to a complete stop next time. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025 When the officers attempted to pull over the BMW, the car sped off and made other unsafe driving maneuvers such as swerving around other cars and running a stop sign. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stop sign

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“Stop sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20sign. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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