stoppage

Example Sentences

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Instead, the referee stepped in and waved off what will go down as a contentious stoppage.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Verhoeven was visibly hurt and a stoppage may have come in the 12th round had the fight continued.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Kickboxing legend Verhoeven, 37, described it as an "early stoppage" and called for a rematch but said it was up to Usyk.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But the 37-year-old has had only one professional boxing bout - a stoppage win over a journeyman 12 years ago.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Yes, there was warning—years of it, in fact—but public service announcements about conservation are a whole lot different from a total stoppage.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman