stop sign

noun

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

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Before the collision, the teen ran a stop sign about 100 yards away from the booth. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025 Oxblood, with its brownish undertones, allows a room to feel interesting rather than alarming—more falling autumn leaves or glass of Bordeaux than stop sign. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025 The friend was pulled over for supposedly not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, and police (and the friend) learned that his license had been suspended for unpaid tickets. Will Aronin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 He has been charged with a hit and run, failure to stop at a stop sign, and driving under the influence. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2024 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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