How to Use stop-and-go in a Sentence
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That is a big change from the stop-and-go motion we are used to seeing.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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There was less traffic on the freeways and not as much stop-and-go on surface streets.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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Google claims the project could reduce stop-and-go traffic by up to 30%.
—Ben Tracy, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2024
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People who ride in a lot of stop-and-go traffic want neutral, quickly.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
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There is nothing worse than being stuck in stop-and-go traffic during rush hour.
—Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Ryan scored 13 points and Baker had 12 in the stop-and-go game.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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The stop-and-go action of these baits give the bass time to locate them in the chaos of the feeding frenzy.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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That constant stop-and-go motion costs us energy.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
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My stress test of compositing four video tracks has brought many a video app to its knees in the past with stop-and-go playback.
—PCMAG, 30 June 2024
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But the best topwaters for this style of fishing have a stop-and-go, popping action.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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Spending much time in stop-and-go traffic could be a painful experience.
—Mike Knepper, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023
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Kirkwood would be given a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2023
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On a third-and-10, Johnston ran a stop-and-go double move down the left sideline.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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These are part of what makes the stop-and-go sojourn on I-4 ultimately worth it.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
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The improved adaptive cruise control is excellent at slow speeds and in stop-and-go traffic.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2025
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Even if your routes are similar, traffic conditions may have changed, and more stop-and-go driving will wear brakes faster.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
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But many stop-and-go, stop-and-gos later, and my Uber rolled into the hotel’s driveway with moments so spare.
—Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
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Use the same slow stop-and-go retrieve across grassy and rocky points, especially those leading into spawning coves.
—Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
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Here are some of the ways Atlanta-area drivers and racing fans can trade stop-and-go traffic for something a lot more fun.
—Chris Teague, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
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His stop-and-go is ridiculous, him and [Ravens QB Lamar Jackson] both, right?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
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These stop-and-go movements became increasingly common as the channel widened.
—K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
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Fed wants to avoid ‘stop-and-go’ rate hikes The Fed is raising interest rates to lower inflation.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 2 May 2023
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But maritime standoffs and stop-and-go negotiations will likely drag on, Su added.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
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Other layoffs and policies have been subjected to stop-and-go litigation and court orders.
—Michael Kunzelman and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Before the tonneau cover, my average fuel economy around town (with lots of stop-and-go) was 8 to 9 mpg.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The system also regularly shut itself down, even in the stop-and-go conditions for which it’s supposed to be programmed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2019
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Limiting short car trips (less than 20 minutes) can be helpful because the battery doesn’t have enough time to fully recharge on stop-and-go trips.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
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After all the stop-and-go rollouts, false starts, and frustration at every level, bosses may finally be getting their way.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 June 2023
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An alternative would be to have the whole government run on a two-year budget to avoid the quarterly stop-and-go that has become the current precedent.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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