How to Use bus stop in a Sentence

bus stop

noun
Definition of bus stopnext
  • The city bus stop is across the street from the shelter and is not marked.
    — Valerie Gonzalez, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2023
  • The lights are dimmed, as the artist who met us at the bus stop acts as a guide.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Her cousin's boyfriend gave Ritter a ride to the bus stop.
    — CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • As Lewis and his friend were at the bus stop, Long and the 16-year old who was with him were across the street.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Some cross the street to a bus stop bench, which has become a shrine to the victims.
    — Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • Across the street, a teenage boy ambles along the sidewalk, sits at a bus stop, and glances left and right.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
  • No getting them to the bus stop as one’s own work waited.
    — Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • With the right footwear, even your walk to the bus stop can become a catwalk moment.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Ten 9 mm casings were found on the road south of the bus stop and the black handgun was empty, police said.
    — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
  • Her son Xavier Townsend-Keith, 23, had just walked his girlfriend to a bus stop near their home.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
  • The officer grabbed the teen, holding him by his neck, and slammed him into a bus stop pole.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
  • The suspect walked past the couple while they were seated on a bench at a bus stop, police said.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Wednesday night lows dip to the 20s to near 30, so plan to send the kids to the bus stop with extra layers Thursday morning!
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Just zip open the giant pouch on your chest, whip out your tablet, and instantly be the coolest person at the bus stop.
    — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The driver remains in the vehicle as the other three run toward the bus stop.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • State police also interviewed the 11-year-old who was picked up at the bus stop.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2024
  • But lo and behold, at the bus stop, Lopez spots a beautiful hummingbird in the rain.
    — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The man, who was lying near a bus stop, was found to have multiple gunshot wounds.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
  • Even though the woman wasn't at a bus stop, Arendt-Verhelst broke policy, pulled over and let her board.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • One morning, Small emerged from the fog of a weekend spent partying at an old friend's house, and walked to a bus stop at the corner.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • As the story opens, the narrator is taking his young daughter to her school-bus stop.
    — Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The County Connection bus stop in the area also was closed while repairs were done.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The 36-year-old, who doesn’t own a car, raced to a local bus stop, carrying a backpack stuffed with receipts and bank records.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Police found his book bag near a bus stop with his laptop and cell phone inside (and a stranger used his bus pass the next day), but there was no sign of Jayshawn.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Pierre and her fiancé had just clocked out from work at a nearby Bojangles and were sitting at a bus stop.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
  • As a child, Stanton would often wait with his father at the bus stop near their house at 39th Avenue and Dunlap Road.
    — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Allen tried to drive away, but due to a mechanical failure, the car crashed into a Broward County bus stop.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • It was discovered in a plastic bag at a bus stop in Greater London, minus the frame, Christie's confirmed.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • Six months earlier, he had been picked up by conscription agents while walking to a bus stop.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The shooting occurred a few blocks from the school, at 108th Street and Western Avenue, where students were milling around a bus stop in front of a convenience store.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024

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