stop sign

noun

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

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Between June 23 and June 30, stickers or graffiti with antisemitic phrases were left on various properties — including a mailbox, stop sign, lockers and an emergency bell — in the South Side neighborhood, police said. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025 In this case, in April 2019, a Tesla being driven by George McGee sped through a stop sign in the Florida Keys and struck Naibel Benavides and Dillon Angulo, who were standing near their car and stargazing. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025 Preliminary information indicates the scooter was being operated in the street, ran a stop sign before the crash, and that neither of the teens wore helmets, Arcand said. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025 An initial investigation reportedly found that the 12-year-old, who had been driving the four-wheeler — with three passengers ages 10, 6 and 4 — did not stop at the intersection, despite there being a stop sign, and collided with a car, per the outlets. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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