How to Use stop in a Sentence

stop

1 of 3 verb

• The bus stopped at the corner.
• He stopped to watch the sun set.
• She stopped the car and turned back.
• He stopped to pick up a penny.
• The traffic light turned red, so she had to stop.
• The car was going so fast that it couldn't stop in time.
• They stopped us at the border to check our passports.
• He was stopped by the police for speeding.
• Stop that man! He stole my wallet.
• She was walking toward me, and then she suddenly stopped.
• Ruth said that didn’t stop her.
  — Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• The cool news doesn’t stop there.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
• But that doesn’t mean the world stops.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 May 2026
• The heart and soul do not stop there.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
• But that, again, doesn’t stop the crime.
  — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
• The talks moved along at a stop-start pace.
  — Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
• But the shock for Todd didn't stop there.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
• Not even low ratings can stop it.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
• The buck stops with the humans.
  — Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
• The driver could not stop them.
  — Jessica Moore, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Please pray for this madness to stop.
  — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
• The story does not stop at the farm.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
• Now there's nothing that can stop me.
  — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
• The fighting must stop once & for all.
  — Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
• Tell your colleague to stop it.
  — Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
• This is where most researchers stop short.
  — Keren Novack, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• Who can stop it, and who owns the outcome?
  — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• The driver didn't stop and fled the scene.
  — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 25 June 2026
• The fighting stopped, but its aims did not.
  — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Many could be heard urging the men to stop.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026

stop

2 of 3 noun

• I need to make a stop at the grocery store on the way home.
• Our first stop has to be the gas station.
• Slow down as you approach the stop.
• I'm getting off at the next stop.
• The next stop is Main Street and Tower Square.
• His first stop will be Washington, D.C.
• You guys pulled out all the stops.
  — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
• Had to make a quick stop at 21.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
• The first stop of the tour was Kenya.
  — Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
• The pit stops were good overall.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
• Trains will also skip that stop.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
• Then, the car comes to a complete stop.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
• Make every first line worth the stop.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Where do buses on the new routes have stops?
  — Des Moines Register, 19 Mar. 2026
• Plan for many stops so the driver can take in the long views!
  — Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
• Des Moines was Vance’s third stop of the day.
  — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
• But the Aggies need some stops.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
• The next stop at Kohl’s brought more delays.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
• The coastal town of Grand Marais is the next big stop.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
• Rates among top 70 DLs in stops.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
• Sweet Martha’s had been Gwen’s first stop at the fair.
  — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
• Can Texas get enough stops to make a late rally?
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
• The vehicle then hit a tree and came to a stop.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
• Vitek Vanecek had 19 stops for Utah.
  — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
• That is what Meyer has done at each of his stops.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
• Lukas Dostal made 30 stops for the Ducks.
  — Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
• Macon was set to be the second stop on the tour.
  — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 May 2026
• And then everything seemed to come to a stop.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• Most of these stops should cost you $100 or less for a seat.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 May 2026
• No other driver was present at the time of the stop.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

stop

3 of 3 adjective

• Get the worst teams the best young prospects, and non-stop tanking will ebb.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• Maxey makes up for his lack of height with strength and a non-stop motor.
  — Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• The years of recording and non-stop touring started to catch up with them.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 2 June 2022
• Kisha said there has been non-stop work for the family since their arrival.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2021
• For Lyons, the return brought more upheaval to a year of non-stop change.
  — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 25 May 2021
• The fun part is when the Heat are draining non-stop 3-pointers.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
• The Super Bowl is known for its non-stop barrage of beer ads.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2023
• With a new year has come a seemingly non-stop deluge of base options.
  — Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 9 Mar. 2022
• This summer has been one of non-stop action for Atlético.
  — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
• If flying non-stop matters, use a few more points to avoid a connection.
  — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
• That’s not a problem with Björck, who has a non-stop motor.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• These non-stop blooming annuals come in shades of purple, pink, and white.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
• It’s followed by a grueling four-week stretch of non-stop travel.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
• Still, opt for non-stop routes or flights with shorter layover times to avoid spending time in airports.
  — Heather Greenwood Davis, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
• The new non-stop flights will cut up to four hours off travel time compared to current one-stop services.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Broscious is one of the top linemen in the country with a non-stop work ethic who picked it up a few more notches since that loss.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021
• That's not to mention the non-stop revelry of Carnaval, which is its own bucket list item.
  — Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2023
• That gave him a short runup to his first fall camp as a sophomore, which Elliott surmounted with a non-stop motor.
  — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2021
• Here, Vogue Runway breaks down the six brands that caught our attention after a month of non-stop menswear.
  — Vogue, 30 June 2021
• But the route back to federal headquarters is a non-stop barrage of bullets, blasts, and bodies.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2020
• Just non-stop dribbles, counter-attacks, through balls, amazing finishes… all of football’s good bits.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026
• With no chance for the rain to dry up between now and then, the non-stop precipitation could lead to widespread flooding.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 17 May 2021
• He's got a non-stop motor who is always making plays, especially on defense.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 29 Sep. 2021
• Instead, Survivor 50 was non-stop nonsense.
  — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
• The rechargeable battery promises up to six hours of non-stop karaoke (or auditory torture).
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
• Many teens are acutely aware of the current state of our planet, thanks to what can seem like non-stop news and social media coverage.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Dec. 2022
• What follows is pure dance, a joyously propulsive, non-stop sequence of duets, trios, ensemble dances.
  — Jennifer Homans, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Since vincas are low-growing, plant them under tall zinnias for a lush, layered landscape for non-stop color from spring through fall.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
• Select some to fill your beds and container gardens for non-stop color from spring to fall, and let the deer go somewhere else for dinner.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
• The album is a non-stop ride of curiosity, excitement, and pleasure.
  — Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025