stop sign

noun

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

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Florida Highway Patrol told WESH the child was riding a bike in an Apopka mobile home park at about 5 p.m. Jan. 18 when the driver of a 2003 Chevy Suburban drove past a stop sign and hit him. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025 Bodycam video released Thursday shows a New Jersey councilmember cursing out a cop after he was pulled over for allegedly failing to come to a full pause at a stop sign. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025 California Highway Patrol officials say a woman driving a Toyota sport utility vehicle north on Ione Road just south of Jackson Road stopped at the stop sign before turning left and into the path of a man driving a Buick Encore traveling west on Jackson Road approaching Ione Road. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025 At a stop sign, the vocals filter out and the music hums with a low bass drone. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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