stopper

Example Sentences

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Drivers have long wanted to put a permanent stopper on stop-start.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Perhaps the quirkiest fortnight in football peaked for Roberto Martinez's side when Ben Watson flicked a 91st-minute header beyond Manchester City stopper Joe Hart to send Wigan fans wild at Wembley.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The Belgian stopper made an excellent save a few minutes later, after Budimir tried to nod home Ruben Garcia's cross under pressure from Alvaro Carreras.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

He is the second goalkeeper to move to Vitality Stadium this month following the arrival of 37-year-old former Tottenham and Celtic stopper Fraser Forster on a six-month deal.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Little Tzipporah lay curled in a ball, her finger in her mouth like a stopper in a bottle.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen