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• But Adam Johnson's curling shot in stoppage time clinched the points.2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport. From the entry clinch
• As the game entered three minutes of stoppage time, both sides almost snatched the win.2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC. From the entry settle for
• That trouble proved to be a sinus stoppage and was quickly relieved.1951, Herbert Hoover, The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Years of Adventure 1874-1920, New York: Macmillan Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 48. From the entry Tientsin
• That explains the stoppage of all communication, and the arrival of no more ships.c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden…. From the entry knock off
• Winterbottom, to whom the stoppages for rent and tools must be paid.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 4”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry stoppages
• The AMPTP has disputed that description as a “mischaracterization” of their proposal meant to “garner support for its work stoppage.”2023 July 26, Adrian Horton, “Netflix lists AI job worth $900,000 amid twin Hollywood strikes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry garner
• Quinn’s brow lowered, puzzled by his midsentence stoppage.2018 January, Susan Mann, An Uncommon Honeymoon (A Librarian and the Spy Escapade), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 264. From the entry midsentence
• Four minutes of stoppage time were virtually up when Ricketts climbed to head in the equaliser from substitute Nicky Southall's centre.2001 December 29, Derick Allsop, “Bolton's nine men hit back to steal a point”, in Daily Telegraph online. From the entry climb
• Progress was very slow owing to heavy floes and deep underfoots, which necessitated frequent stoppages of the engines.1999, Ernest Shackleton, South: The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica, →ISBN, page 283. From the entry underfoot
• In the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, a strike may be a downer or a stoppage as defined by the Department.1978, C. T. B. Smith, Great Britain. Dept. of Employment, Manpower Papers (issue 15, page 158). From the entry downer
• This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki.1959, Daisetz Teitarō Suzuki, Zen and Japanese culture, page 143. From the entry suki
• On top of this there are all kinds of stoppages which are deducted from the miner's wages every week.1937 March 8, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter III, in The Road to Wigan Pier, London: Victor Gollancz, published May…. From the entry gross
• Brazilian substitute Andressa Alves had equalised in stoppage time to force the shootout after Ella Toone had given England a first-half lead.2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shhotout”, in BBC Sport. From the entry stoppage time
• That second yellow for the loan signing came in stoppage time and did not affect the outcome of a game which Norwich dominated.2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport. From the entry yellow
• “It’s a twenty-four-hour stoppage,” he said.1952, Neville Shute, chapter 9, in The Far Country, London: Heinemann. From the entry wharfie
• The entire F1 field completes a slow formation lap (or warm-up lap) ahead of every grand prix, and before every race restart that follows a red flag stoppage.2024 April 3, Joe Holding, Rebecca Braybrook, “What do DRS, black and white flag, porpoising and more mean? F1 terms explained”, in…. From the entry formation lap
• Jürgen Klopp accused the referee Paul Tierney of holding a grudge against Liverpool and of speaking out of turn during his team’s thrilling stoppage‑time victory over Tottenham.2023 April 30, Andy Hunter, “Jürgen Klopp accuses referee Paul Tierney of grudge after beating Spurs”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry hold a grudge
• Despite that, Swindon should have been level in stoppage time, but Mathieu Baudry somehow managed to put a free header over the crossbar from point-blank range.2020 November 24, PA Media, “Swindon Town 0-1 Lincoln City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022. From the entry manage
• But, with United fans in celebratory mood as it appeared their team might snatch glory, they faced an anxious wait as City equalised in stoppage time.2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport. From the entry anxious
• It actually overstepped the mark because with stoppage time approaching several fans came onto the pitch and even dislodged the goalframe to my left in premature celebration.2009, Richard Brentnall, A Different Corner: Exploring Spanish Football, page 180. From the entry goalframe
• A pirate broadcast replaced the regular program; it called for four days of demonstrations, plastic explosions, nocturnal casserolades and complete stoppages of traffic in Algiers, Oran, Bône and Constantine.1968, Geoffrey Bocca, The Secret Army, Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall. From the entry casserolade
• The popular and convergent use of information seems to represent something beyond the mere cosmetics of doublespeak, of a "garbage collector" turned "sanitary engineer" or a "strike" turned "work stoppage."1976, Brent D. Ruben, “The Coming of the Information Age”, in Brent D. Ruben, editor, Information and Behavior, page 7. From the entry doublespeak

Meaning of stoppage

1. noun A pause or halt of some activity.
2. noun Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.

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Questions about stoppage in a sentence

How do you use stoppage in a sentence?

Stoppage is used as a noun. For example: “The brakes were specially developed by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company to provide smooth stoppages under automatic operation.”

What is a short sentence with stoppage?

““It’s a twenty-four-hour stoppage,” he said.”

What does stoppage mean?

Stoppage means a pause or halt of some activity.