stoppable

Example Sentences

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Which will prevail, the movable force or the stoppable object, will be settled on the field.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

It is retreating and that may not be stoppable, Scambos said, but the pace will still be manageable in coming decades.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

“Some things you just can’t stop. But if it is stoppable, and that thought makes someone think twice and say something that stops something, that’s its reason for being.”

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

They blew a lead; they allowed some goals that were stoppable; the power play did nothing; they lapsed defensively; they controlled possession but gave up five goals.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

If she was stoppable, then Angela, Cherry, and I were going to have to stop her.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin