traffic stop

noun

plural traffic stops

: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)

She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.

an officer making a traffic stop

Examples of traffic stop in a Sentence

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Body cam shows arrest of Chilean nationals connected to Joe Burrow’s home burglary Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers executed a traffic stop and eventually arrested four men who were indicted in connection to the 2024 break-in of a home owned by NFL quarterback Joe Burrow. —

Chantz Martin, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025 State police said Bromley was arrested during a traffic stop in Oakland County. —

Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025 Police conducted a traffic stop to serve Easley’s arrest warrant and address the vehicle violation. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025 Ohio State Highway Patrol initially arrested the three after a traffic stop in January, along with another man in the vehicle, Alexander Esteban Huaiquil Chavez, who faces state charges. —

Bill Chappell, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for traffic stop