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Definitions

full stop

NOUN
complete stop
Synonyms
WEAK
dead stop decimal point dot full point period point screeching halt

Example Sentences

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Last year’s full stop on hiring is loosening up a bit.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

"Peace must come with the safety and security of our citizens, full stop," the ministry's spokesman said.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Finally, thankful, full stop: Cardinal Robert Prevost ascending in May to the throne of Saint Peter, becoming the first American pontiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

"You're going to have airlines that make serious calculations about whether they continue to fly, full stop," Duffy told reporters at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Shakespeare called the full stop a period in A Midsummer Night’s Dream when he described nervous players “making periods in the midst of sentences”.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author