: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely
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Before the shooting, his girlfriend came to a stop sign, and her car stalled.—Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 When a teenage Frankie stepped through the rotting floor one day, his father instructed him to tear down a neighborhood stop sign.—Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 Especially if there is a crosswalk beyond a stop sign and at blind intersections, often created by subdivision entry monuments, walls and shrubs.—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 During that investigation, a Colorado State Patrol trooper stopped Sargent-Zuniga near the intersection of East 74th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard for speeding and running a stop sign.—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stop sign