stop sign

noun

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

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The e-bike disregarded the stop sign and struck the Cadillac, police said. Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Three weeks into the season last year, an intoxicated woman blew a stop sign at 55+, plowing into my son's vehicle. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The man who was killed when another driver wanted by Miami-Dade deputies blew a stop sign during a traffic stop Wednesday night was a celebrated Bahamian artist visiting South Florida, the country’s government confirmed. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The rest of the leak is the car driving around the city, at one point ironically stopping at a stop sign. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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