stoppage

Example Sentences

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Was 11 minutes of stoppage time at West Ham excessive?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"I think Chisora will win by late stoppage."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

The NFL is taking proactive steps to limit the possibility of a work stoppage involving the referees’ union, but could the league’s plans backfire?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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