stop sign

noun

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

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State police also found a video posted on April 29 on Maiden Lane in Durham — less than a month after there was a fatal crash on the same road — where the driver of a Porsche allegedly goes through a stop sign without stopping and accelerates to high speeds, the warrant affidavit said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025 Whether overindulging in drugs and alcohol or seriously injuring himself after speeding through a stop sign on his Harley Davidson, there have been more than a few moments to warrant reflection. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025 The man then took off, snaking around a car, speeding through a stop sign. Cnn, Mercury News, 12 May 2025 In December 2022, in Slidell, White was driving a 2014 white Maserati while Colbert was a passenger when he was stopped by St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies for running through a stop sign. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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