full stop
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
In case this wasn’t abundantly clear, Karol G is one of the most commercially, creatively significant artists on the planet, of any genre, full stop.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 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
Meanwhile, the full stop is surely the simplest mark to understand - so long as everyone continues to have some idea what a sentence is, which is a condition that can’t be guaranteed.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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