stoppage

Example Sentences

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The 21-year-old produced an impressive fifth-round stoppage win over Jermaine Franklin in March, becoming the first fighter to stop the American in 27 professional bouts.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"I'm going for Usyk by stoppage in round six."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Any stoppage at Samsung could make that crunch worse and benefit Micron.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The loose ball ran to Jan Paul van Hecke, who passed to Rutter to score Brighton's stoppage time equaliser.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

It encouraged the leaders of twenty-four separate steel worker craft unions to come together under the banner of the AFL and stage a national work stoppage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler