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 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

Maybe it will be easier to accept, to pretend to use my phone anytime I’m waiting at a stoplight, physically unable to run away from peering eyes until the light flashes green.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2024

I had rehearsals most nights at the Worm Creek Opera House, a dilapidated theater near the only stoplight in town.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover