stop sign

noun

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

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Not too long after these consequential decisions, Adames ran right through a very clear stop sign from Borg on May 5 when rookie Jesús Rodríguez notched the first hit of his major league career. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 State police said a detective trooper was eastbound on Nine Mile Road and noticed a vehicle stopped at the stop sign on Brittany Avenue. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 May 2026 At the same time, Antwon Nahshon Brand was stopped at a stop sign in a 2023 Nissan Rogue at the Northeast 44th Street intersection when it was rear-ended by the Land Rover. Sofia Saric may 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 One crash in DeLand, Florida, in 2025, happened when a bicyclist ran a stop sign, reported the Daytona Beach News Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, citing Florida Highway Patrol. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 May 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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