full stop

noun

chiefly British

: a point . used to show the end of a sentence or an abbreviation : period sense 5a

… the full stop after the roman numeral …—

Eric Korn

He found that a full stop expressed his feelings too violently, and wrote the letter again, for the fifth time …—

Anthony Trollope

… ordered the initials 'F. C. W. K.,' with the customary untrained grape-vine-looking flourishes, and a large full stop, to be engraved forthwith.—

Charles Dickens

—used interjectionally to emphasize the finality of the preceding statement

… when it comes to parenting she's the boss, full stop.—

Pamela Druckerman

Examples of full stop in a Sentence

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But a powerful personality takes a while to come to a full stop. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024 The rise and fall from comma to comma, the full stop in a period: In the face of uncertainty, of not knowing when the pain will end, Small Rain’s sentences transform the clinical narration of a hospital stay into the soothing murmur of a prayer, or the steady sound of rain. —

Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024 That is to say, this brand makes our all time favorite rice cookers—full stop. —

Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024 But there wasn't really a lot of that around me, full stop, growing up in the ‘80s in Belfast. —

Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for full stop