stoplight

Example Sentences

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Not long ago, my wife and I were at a stoplight and a new Corvette pulled up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 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

The city, like the country, operated on a red-orange-yellow-green stoplight system, and Sheinbaum wanted to go to “red” as case numbers rose.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

But later, at the stoplight, I say: "I'm trying not to put down permanent roots. That's probably what you should tell people like Henry."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan