stop sign

noun

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

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Court records show he was also charged with failure to stop at a stop sign or flashing red light, failure to heed to a siren, a window tinting violation, and having a fake or altered tag or registration. Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026 Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character. Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026 In August 2023, he was stopped and accused of driving under the influence, driving with an open container of alcohol, failing to stop at a stop sign and other infractions, according to court documents. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 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 22 Jun. 2026.

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