full stop

Example Sentences

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Last year’s full stop on hiring is loosening up a bit.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

It will be a full stop for a generation of Australian cricketers who have never won an away Ashes and almost certainly for Stokes, who will turn 36 as the series begins.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Finally, thankful, full stop: Cardinal Robert Prevost ascending in May to the throne of Saint Peter, becoming the first American pontiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

"You're going to have airlines that make serious calculations about whether they continue to fly, full stop," Duffy told reporters at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The train came to a full stop and the doors flew open, but just as Sergio was about to step inside, a strong hand on his shoulder pulled him back.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin