stopper

Example Sentences

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Drivers have long wanted to put a permanent stopper on stop-start.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet Hall is far from a mere stopper.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

"Purely from a security aspect, it's a bit ridiculous that I have to put a door stopper under my door to prevent somebody from kicking the door open," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Substitute Marcus Rashford sealed Barca's victory with a free-kick late on which slipped past Copenhagen stopper Dominik Kotarski.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

She opened a drawer and pulled out a small brown bottle with a glass stopper.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss