How to Use full stop in a Sentence

full stop

noun
  • The Jays need to show progress in the playoffs, full stop.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The carriage came to a full stop at the center of the square.
    Jon Mooallem Andrea Frazzetta, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, that is the worst thing about being a singer, full stop.
    Jason Thomas Gordon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Scripted to the point of obeying all the full stops and the ellipses and the hyphens.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Saturday doesn’t just turn the keys over to the kids full stop.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2022
  • There have been slip-ups and setbacks, and once even a full stop.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • That makes Rhofade cream, 1%, the first cream to treat the flushing, full stop.
    Katie Becker, Allure, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Glamour cited this as one of the best movies of 2021, full stop.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Olympics, didn’t want women to play in sports, full stop.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024
  • So, the ideal recipe needs to be easy and leisurely, full stop.
    Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
  • This is one of the show's best performances, full stop.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Brady was set to enter the final year, full stop, of his old deal in 2019.
    Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • But that is just not the position of his White House, full stop.
    Sarah Kliff, Vox, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Because to have done so at NBC would have been the end of my career, full stop.
    Fox News, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Treasury has declared that the race to the bottom must end, full stop.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • Turnstile released one of the best rock albums of the year, full stop, last week.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The Tesla appears to have braked steadily and came to a full stop -- well ahead of his son.
    Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The best shows on Hulu are some of the best shows available for streaming, full stop.
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2020
  • That doesn't mean her old life came to a full stop, however.
    refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
  • Musk, after all, has long said his goal is to build not the best electric car in the world, but the best car, full stop.
    Jack Stewart, WIRED, 2 May 2018
  • The Bronco is now the most capable 4×4 out there, full stop.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 July 2020
  • Perhaps the golden rule is to always come to a full stop at all stop signs.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Drags a little bit in the beginning, then slows down in the middle, then crawls to a full stop at the end.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Like most working actors at the onset of Covid, Adam Rose saw the jobs come a full stop.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2024
  • Graham's minivan was at a full stop when it was struck.
    Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2018
  • Score one point for hitting the hoop without stopping it, and two points for a full stop.
    National Geographic, 23 July 2020
  • While waiting for the bus to pull up, stand behind the yellow safety strip and wait for the bus to come to a full stop.
    Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Toy Story 2 is among my favorite movies of all time, full stop.
    Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2022
  • What has been remarkable about these films is Robert has done it full stop.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Cons: Fumbling for the mask and putting it on can take a few seconds and often requires a full stop.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2020

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