stoppage

Example Sentences

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In time spent watching football - not including stoppage time or extra time - that works out at 522,360 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Was 11 minutes of stoppage time at West Ham excessive?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Six minutes into stoppage time, Callender batted away a final left-footed shot from Pec for his season-best sixth save.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

CAF stripped Senegal of its title on March 17, over the team's angry departure from the pitch after a penalty was awarded to Morocco late in second-half stoppage time.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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