STOP in a Sentence
Learn STOP from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
405 example sentences for STOP, such as:
1. Pay attention not to stop by the gate.
2. Tell the boy to stop messing around upstairs.
3. And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store.
4. They will stop at nothing to achieve their aims.
5. My mother put her hands upon my lips to stop me.
2. Tell the boy to stop messing around upstairs.
3. And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store.
4. They will stop at nothing to achieve their aims.
5. My mother put her hands upon my lips to stop me.
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Meanings and Examples of STOP
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stop
n. a restraint that checks the motion of something
n. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 One of the papers said they thought the rain would stop about four.
2 And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store.
3 Tom threw on both brakes impatiently and we slid to an abrupt dusty stop under Wilson's sign.
4 I tried to make her stop, but she couldn't so I pulled on the emergency brake.
5 He believed that Mrs. Wilson had been running away from her husband, rather than trying to stop any particular car.
6 One night I did hear a material car there and saw its lights stop at his front steps.
7 Elinor was again obliged to decline her invitation; and by changing the subject, put a stop to her entreaties.
8 We were running too fast to admit of more being said, and we made no stop until we got into our kitchen.
9 "Yes, ma'am," I said, to stop her, for I was afraid she was going to cry.
10 My mother put her hands upon my lips to stop me.
11 I tumble down before I get to the old place, at a point where I was all right before, and stop to think.
12 I saw my mother stop her ears then, and I heard her crying.
13 Young Copperfield,' said Steerforth, coming forward up the room, 'stop a bit.
14 He was so polite as to stop at a public-house, expressly on our account, and entertain us with broiled mutton and beer.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
15 Sometimes, it seemed to stop altogether, and then the soldiers stopped.
Example Sentence: (195 in 14 pages)
1 Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading.
2 Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
3 The government must take action now to stop the rise in violent crime.
4 If she'd only stop nagging at me, I might actually help.
5 I told him I couldn't stop him, he was a free agent.
6 Williams testified that he tried to apply the brakes but couldn't stop the vehicle in time.
7 The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
8 Tell the boy to stop messing around upstairs.
9 Sometimes the best way to get someone's attention,is to stop giving them yours.
10 Pay attention not to stop by the gate.
11 They will stop at nothing to achieve their aims.
12 The police put a barrier across the road to stop the traffic.
13 Don't give up when you still have something to give, because nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
14 This train would stop twice more in the suburbs before rolling southeast toward Munich.
15 It was a real treat being allowed to stop out late.