stop-and-go
Example Sentences
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When officials confronted a similar dilemma, during the so-called stagflation of the 1970s, the central bank’s stop-and-go response allowed high inflation to become entrenched.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Team principal Andrea Stella said the decision to give Norris a 10-second stop-and-go penalty - the severest that can be handed out other than a disqualification - "lacked any specificity and proportion".
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024
Last weekend, a similar closure caused Saturday afternoon congestion, where drivers found stop-and-go conditions for 3 miles, starting near Boeing Field.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
These days, whether it be the flu, a hangover, or stop-and-go traffic, I still find myself lying on my left side, urging the nausea away.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2023
She a stop-and-go driver and I feel nauseous, wish she’d just keep both hands on the wheel.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
