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

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Her thrillingly committed homage to 1981’s Possession late in the film is one of the year’s great horror moments, full stop. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 Barry Jenkins is a 21st century auteur, full stop, and such artists tend to either noticeably chafe against the limitations of working for hire or manage to slyly subvert the system from within. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024 There are very few Black Constitutional Sheriffs, if there are any, and there are even very few Black sheriffs full stop, and there are also very few women sheriffs. —

Leah Feiger, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024 The killing of a human being is morally repugnant — full stop. —

Dylan Scott, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for full stop