stoppage

Example Sentences

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But the 37-year-old has had only one professional boxing bout - a stoppage win over a journeyman 12 years ago.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Any stoppage at Samsung could make that crunch worse and benefit Micron.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

When the stoppage finally arrived in the 11th, there was almost a sense of relief.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The NFL and its referees association have a new collective bargaining agreement, avoiding a work stoppage and hopefully anything like 2012’s botched ‘Fail Mary’ call.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Yes, there was warning—years of it, in fact—but public service announcements about conservation are a whole lot different from a total stoppage.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman