stoppage

Example Sentences

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Stoppage time stretched for more than 10 minutes before the whistle blew and New Zealand’s bench rushed the field in celebration.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Stoppage time was introduced in 1891 to allow officials to add on more time to compensate for unusual breaks in play.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Baseball’s halt in testing was signaled to players in a “Work Stoppage Guide” created by the Major League Baseball Players Association and distributed to its members, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Baseball’s halt in testing was signaled to players in a "Work Stoppage Guide" created by the Major League Baseball Players Association and distributed to its members, a copy of which was obtained by the AP.

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2022

For the Stoppage of the Belly, that they cannot mute; Anoint their Vents, and give them either small bits of 64 Bread or Corn, steep’d in Urine of Man.

From The School of Recreation (1684 edition) Or, The Gentlemans Tutor, to those Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, Hawking, Riding, Cock-fighting, Fowling, Fishing by Howlett, Robert