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

"Purely from a security aspect, it's a bit ridiculous that I have to put a door stopper under my door to prevent somebody from kicking the door open," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Rashford's dangerous free-kick was tipped onto the bar by Mallorca stopper Leo Roman, and Yamal missed from point blank range as Jules Kounde sent the rebound into his path.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The visitors should have taken the lead after an hour when Andrei Ratiu ran through on goal with only Courtois to beat but the Belgian stopper made a superb save to deny him.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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