stoppage

Example Sentences

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"Usyk will win by stoppage between rounds four and eight."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But the 37-year-old has had only one professional boxing bout - a stoppage win over a journeyman 12 years ago.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Arsenal were leading 1-0 deep into stoppage time through Leandro Trossard's 83rd-minute goal when West Ham substitute Callum Wilson hammered home a finish in a packed penalty box following a corner.

From BBC • May 10, 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