stoplight

Example Sentences

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At a stoplight, if there is a car ahead of me that starts to move, and I don’t, my car beeps twice and signals me on the display.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 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

The shadows of trees in a car’s headlights; a stoplight swaying softly in the wind while it changes color; the sensation that something peculiar will inevitably appear the longer a car stays in motion.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said the “completely stopped” vehicle was waiting at the stoplight at the time of the collision and that officers reported to the scene around 5:12 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

The stoplight at Grand flashed green and he pushed harder, spun his legs faster, enjoyed the burning sensation in his thighs.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro