stoplight

Example Sentences

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Beckstrom grew up in a tiny community of homes cradled in the Appalachian Mountains on a ridge above a town of roughly 700 people that has the only stoplight in a county of 8,000 people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The annual parade and festival, which is in its fifth year, is held in La Center, a southwest Washington town of 4,300 that doesn’t have a stoplight.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2025

A driver slammed into the back of my car while I was at a stoplight during rush hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

In a televised appearance, she bowed to her boss and kept the stoplight at “orange, with an alert,” but in announcing it, she wore a bright red dress.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

They idled at a stoplight, and Kendra stared at an overweight woman gassing up her minivan.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull