: a sign telling drivers to stop and wait until they can continue safely
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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 Hinojosa was riding south on Hoefgen when a Mazda driver traveling west on Florida stopped at a stop sign and then entered the intersection and hit him.—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2026 Thomas Deon Haynes, 47, of Charlotte, is accused of failing to stop at a stop sign at Hamorton Place and colliding with another vehicle, causing one death and two injuries, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police affidavit said.—Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stop sign