pit stop

Example Sentences

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Here’s what the space agency expects to do before embarking on an ambitious lunar pit stop to Mars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s a quick pit stop before coming home after work.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

We made a quick pit stop at a bakery in the village of Valencia de las Torres and then continued on, as a dense fog formed around us.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

When times are tough, it’s hard to find a better deal to feed a family than a pizza, purchased at a convenient pit stop on the way home from work.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Every hour he made a pit stop to relieve himself and to buy more economysized bottles of Pepsi, more chocolate chip cookies, more red licorice and corn chips.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides