stop sign

noun

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

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The video showed a car disregarding a stop sign and a patrol officer speeding up to pull the vehicle over. Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 22 June 2026 The highway patrol said witnesses saw a man armed with a rifle fire multiple shots at the officer while they were stopped at a stop sign. Kendrick Calfee june 25, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, ran the stop sign and drove into the path of the GMC leading to the crash, police said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 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 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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