full stop

NOUN

complete stop

Synonyms

WEAK

dead stop decimal point dot full point period point screeching halt

Example Sentences

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"No one should be trespassing full stop but no one should be swimming there at that time of night."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

These are core financial tenets that should be followed 100% of the time, full stop.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Waymo says its cars are designed to come to a full stop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

It’s her most personal album since her 2016 debut, “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter,” full stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

We sat for a moment, shaken, at a full stop.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt