stoppage

Example Sentences

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Watch highlights as Oleksandr Usyk beats Rico Verhoeven to retain his world heavyweight titles in Egypt following a controversial 11th-round stoppage.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Instead, the referee stepped in and waved off what will go down as a contentious stoppage.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Instead, it was Arsenal's new-found strength in depth being praised as that creative spark finally came in stoppage time with substitutes Eze and Martinelli combining to draw the home side level.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Any stoppage at Samsung could make that crunch worse and benefit Micron.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Yes, there was warning—years of it, in fact—but public service announcements about conservation are a whole lot different from a total stoppage.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman