How to Use stoppage in a Sentence

stoppage

noun

• The penalty caused a stoppage in play.
• There have been more than 10 minutes in stoppages.
• That’s because the UAW has increased the reach of the work stoppage.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
• In the end, SAG members were split by the agreement that ended the work stoppage.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
• So, when there was a stoppage in play, Wooden went to the sideline and thought through it.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 13 Nov. 2022
• The most threatening chance for either team came in stoppage time of the first half.
  — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
• Smith scored again in first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0 going into the break.
  — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• The Netherlands doubled the lead on virtually the final kick of the first half, in the first minute of stoppage time.
  — Ronald Blum, Chron, 3 Dec. 2022
• Eleven minutes into stoppage time of a tense, dramatic game, the Dutch tied the score.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
• Tillman and Stipe Biuk then closed out the scoring, with Tillman finding the back of the net in the 83rd minute and Biuk on the final touch in stoppage time.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• The Dutch had converted a free kick in the final seconds of stoppage time, evening the score at 2-2 to force extra time.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
• Just before stoppage time, Bernstein took a loose ball in front of the net and turned it into a 3-0 halftime lead.
  — Ben Heck, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2022
• In the eyes of fans, Álvarez likely needs a stoppage to erase the memory of Bivol stunning him.
  — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• During a stoppage in the game, a name that tune segment played on the jumbotron, in which IU players were supposed to guess a song.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Nov. 2022
• Gareth Bale returned to the starting lineup to win his 108th cap and the Wales captain headed against the crossbar in stoppage time.
  — Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 25 Sep. 2022
• Some hosts also pledged to pay their dormant staff out of their own pockets during part of the work stoppage.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• Ronaldo’s last-gasp shot in stoppage time also was saved.
  — Time, 10 Dec. 2022
• Portland scored the winner in stoppage time, a stunner from Weaver on the assist by Sinclair.
  — oregonlive, 31 May 2023
• Customers complained that they were still billed despite the work stoppage.
  — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
• Sam Adeniran scored the winner for San Antonio in the second minute of stoppage time after the 90th minute.
  — Stephen Whitaker, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2023
• Moultrie had a perfect cross in first half stoppage time meet the head of Weaver, but Weaver wasn’t able to put it down to double Portland’s lead.
  — oregonlive, 13 May 2023
• The work stoppage also brought Trump to Michigan to woo autoworkers.
  — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• Eight minutes of stoppage time, however, proved to be a crucial test for the Lions.
  — Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
• The work stoppage rippled out to affect many workers beyond the picket lines.
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
• The union, which pays striking workers $500 a week, is hoping to make its strike fund last longer by targeting the work stoppage for now.
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
• Neither team scored until Gastón Brugman found the net for the first time this year on a penalty kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give the Galaxy a halftime lead.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• And that led to an official stoppage because the reviews had been undertaken with less than a minute left in the half.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
• Portugal nearly scored in stoppage time, but Ana Capeta’s blast hit the post.
  — Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
• Messi scored the beautiful goal off a free kick outside of the goal box after being fouled by Cruz Azul in stoppage time.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2023
• Atlanta United stretched its lead to 2-0 at halftime when Almada stuck a free kick in the upper right corner of the net in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
  — Georgia News, ajc, 19 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024