stop for
Example Sentences
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Adams does not stop for meaning, his early minimalist style causing the words to flow over you whether in somber reflection or the wildness of wild nights that do, indeed, stop for death.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But I did end up logging 15.97 miles over eight hours, including an hour-plus stop for a sit-down lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
And then I’ll go “shh” and she’ll stop for a few minutes and the alarm clock goes off and then boom, we launch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The officer, who fired his gun during the incident, had been chasing a suspect on foot after another vehicle had earlier failed to stop for police on Fountain Street.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
We stop for lunch, which takes place at the food truck in the parking lot.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
