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
I've replied to many an email - my punctuation may be extra but a full stop feels blunt.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Waymo says its cars are designed to come to a full stop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
When I asked El-Erian about the Fed, I was gratified to hear him address one of my pet peeves: the dim-bulb types who proudly declare themselves to be data-dependent, full stop.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
Our eyes lock for a long minute, and it’s as if everything around us—that band, those voices, that warm summer breeze, sirens, and honking cars in the distance—all come to a full stop.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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