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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
stop
[
stop
]
/
stɒp
/
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Part of Speech:
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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Main Entry:
stop
Part of Speech:
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry:
STOP
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Example Sentences
The solution to overcrowding in children's jails seems obvious:
stop
children becoming criminals in the first place.
They have devised a method that might
stop
the plaques from forming in the first place.
Absolutely nothing to
stop
it racing to the street as fast as it can flow.
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The solution to overcrowding in children's jails seems obvious:
stop
children becoming criminals in the first place.
They have devised a method that might
stop
the plaques from forming in the first place.
Absolutely nothing to
stop
it racing to the street as fast as it can flow.
Although it was relatively easy to start walking and change direction, it was harder to slow down and
stop
.
Most universities provide some relief in the form of policies to
stop
the tenure clock for childbirth.
Then a pickup truck blew through a
stop
sign, totaling our vehicle.
They don't
stop
spreading when you
stop
releasing them.
Square, and it's almost a miracle if travelers can resist the temptation to
stop
.
At the end of the line, the subway creaks to a
stop
a few yards short of the yellow crash bumper.
Finding their helpers inside human cells may yield drugs that
stop
pandemics.
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Main Entry:
stop
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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