How to Use traffic stop in a Sentence

traffic stop

noun

• Christopher Bouldin spoke with the Free Press about his traffic stop.
  — Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The officer turned on the squad car's lights and siren in an attempt to make a traffic stop.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
• The officer turned around in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop on the BMW.
  — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 July 2024
• There hadn't been a trace of Mary in more than two decades — until police in Phoenix, Arizona, made a traffic stop.
  — Maureen Maher, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2023
• Nichols, who was Black, was pepper sprayed and hit with a stun gun during the traffic stop, but ran away, police video shows.
  — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
• The baby looked on calmly from the arms of his grandmother, who arrived at the scene after the traffic stop.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
• Diller, 31, was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Monday, police said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2024
• The thefts occurred in the wake of a judge’s dismissal of charges against a police officer who shot and killed a man during a traffic stop.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• In 2015, a white officer in Cincinnati killed a Black man during a traffic stop.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• The driver sped away during the traffic stop, and deputies did not have any contact with him, Severson said.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2023
• Dial is accused of killing Eddie Irizarry a year ago this month during a traffic stop.
  — Danny Freeman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
• Meanwhile, at least 23 states have laws on collecting data on traffic stops, the group said.
  — Marc Levy, Fortune, 10 May 2024
• Police in Phoenix, Arizona, pulled over a pickup truck in a routine traffic stop.
  — Chuck Stevenson, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• While en route, the officers spotted a vehicle that matched the description from the 911 call and did a traffic stop.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• Pelletier was killed on duty in a crash during a traffic stop.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2024
• More recent data suggests that the breakdown of BPD traffic stops by race may be roughly the same, years later.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
• Officer Ella French was shot and killed during a traffic stop in 2021.
  — Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
• An agent found a vehicle matching the description, and, before a traffic stop could be initiated, the SUV pulled to the side of the road.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
• Nichols, who was Black, died in a hospital three days after he was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton during the traffic stop.
  — Rebecca Byrd, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
• The lawsuit alleges Cowan had no probable cause for the traffic stop.
  — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
• Pastor Herb Miller, 63, was found with crystal meth during a traffic stop, police say.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
• Crump, the civil rights attorney, said Cure was on Facebook Live during the traffic stop, but said the video has been pulled off the social media platform.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• The police officer will then alert their colleagues, who come in a police car to initiate a traffic stop.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
• Elders, who also was accused of shooting a cop during a traffic stop the same day, now faces life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
• Per the statement, the suspect then allegedly drove through a traffic stop set up by the police, and soon lost control of the vehicle, which resulted in a crash.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
• While en route, officers located a car that matched the description from the 911 call and conducted a traffic stop.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• Police in Georgia say a traffic stop for expired tags resulted in a major drug bust.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• The suspect was detained during a Monday traffic stop and released at 6:15 p.m., Fryhoff said.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• Routh fled the area but was quickly arrested during a traffic stop near Palm City, Florida.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
• Police cars idle, while cops write tickets at traffic stops or respond to emergency calls.
  — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024