How to Use stoplight in a Sentence

stoplight

noun
  • What did the first stoplight say to the second stoplight?
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • There were no stoplights, few residents and cows grazed in open fields.
    Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.
    Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.
    Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Then, there’s a new stoplight or a new crosswalk, but only then.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
  • There is not a single stoplight on the island, and not much need for stop signs.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Traffic snarled as stoplights lay among piles of debris.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There's nothing higher than a palm tree there, no stoplights.
    Liz Dennerlein, USA TODAY, 14 June 2017
  • The decor includes an old stoplight, a skull and antlers, and vintage beer signs.
    Kate Siber, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Drivers should treat stoplights that aren’t working as four-way stops.
    oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Russell has no gas station and no stoplights.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • With no stoplights or high-rises, the island is an old-school beach town at its best.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
  • With no stoplights or high-rises, the island is an old-school beach town at its best.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Cars are parked along the street next to the sidewalk, and in the next lane, four cars wait at a stoplight.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Short waits, such as those at stoplights, will count against workers’ driving time.
    Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2018
  • The guy was catcalling my daughter from a car that was stopped at a stoplight.
    Maria Ricapito, Marie Claire, 20 May 2021
  • Want to show the person at the stoplight next to you what your vanity plate says?
    Austin Irwin and Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Not many drivers will lock their doors when White men approach at a stoplight.
    John Blake, CNN, 20 Nov. 2021
  • There are no stoplights, and there’s only one true town, Lanai City.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Carter is accused of running a red stoplight, causing the crash.
    Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2020
  • At a stoplight, a police truck pulls up alongside with a dead man under a stray mat in the back.
    Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022
  • One of the victim’s friends looked over at her car at a stoplight and saw a man in the passenger seat.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
  • There was no engine roar or rumble in the floor that rattled at stoplights – just a slight, low hum.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2024
  • So, during a two-minute shut-off at a stoplight, those passages will remain filled with oil.
    Rag Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Or being a bad guy and reading it at the stoplight or whatever.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2021
  • One day, the family was in their car at a stoplight when one son read the words on a sign for a restaurant.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
  • Low crime and so little traffic that there is only one stoplight in the whole county.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Some climbed on fences or stoplights or even the roof of a luxury hotel to get a better view.
    Angela Charlton, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • At one stoplight, the car waited for the green signal before turning right.
    Mike Isaac, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2016

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