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
Arda Guler's shot deflected narrowly wide, while Valencia stopper Stole Dimitrievski saved well with his legs from Mbappe's fierce drive.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
The iodine had a stopper and a glass rod applicator.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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