stop sign

noun

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

Examples of stop sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The girls, all 14 years old, were riding a UTV on County Road 3150 E and ran a stop sign, troopers said in a news release. Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2024 New York police say the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and drove into a Manhattan park killing at least three people overnight, on Thursday. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 July 2024 On May 18, Davis allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed his vehicle into two trailers in a parking lot at Landis Lane and Park View Avenue in Mount Washington while traveling 50-60 mph, according to an arrest citation. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2024 The driver of the Ford F-150 pickup truck sped across water street, ran a stop sign, mounted a curb and careened into Corlears Hook Park on the corner of Water St. and Jackson St. just after 8:55 p.m., officials said. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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