How to Use stoppage in a Sentence

stoppage

noun
  • The penalty caused a stoppage in play.
  • There have been more than 10 minutes in stoppages.
  • Step 1 is a stoppage of the game and a warning to the fans.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The first was in first-half stoppage time and the second in the 57th minute.
    — Staff Report, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2022
  • That’s because the UAW has increased the reach of the work stoppage.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
  • That doesn't mean that there weren't stoppages in food.
    — Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Alex Morgan got hurt in stoppage time and had to be helped off the field.
    — Anne M. Peterson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The pick is for this fight to end via knockout, with a 50-50 shot on who picks up the stoppage.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The school did not give a reason for the latest stoppage in play.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2021
  • His second — the winning goal — came in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
    — Steve Douglas, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
  • All three losses came by stoppage, two in the first round and one in the second.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021
  • Heber scored twice in second-half stoppage time to knot the match at three.
    — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
  • The post was also hit by Hegerberg deep in stoppage time.
    — Daniella Matar, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2022
  • Then, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, the referee brought play to a halt again for over a minute.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The intense crowd helped the team come back from trailing 2-0 and end in a 2-2 draw in stoppage time.
    — Kamryn Walker, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
  • In the end, SAG members were split by the agreement that ended the work stoppage.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • So, when there was a stoppage in play, Wooden went to the sideline and thought through it.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The question then becomes at what point does Davis get the stoppage.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Gotham had their own chance for a game-winner in stoppage time.
    — Caitlin Murray, oregonlive, 8 May 2021
  • The most threatening chance for either team came in stoppage time of the first half.
    — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Smith scored again in first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0 going into the break.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • Driving the news: The work stoppage affects ports that handle more than half of the cargo shipped to the U.S. from around the world.
    — Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Lloyd’s goals, in stoppage time in the first half and in the 51st, gave her 10 total at the Olympics, passing Abby Wambach.
    — USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • But the stoppage was needed, as Nets guard James Harden walked off the court and straight to the locker room.
    — Jim Owczarski, USA TODAY, 6 June 2021
  • Lemieux's corner called for a fight stoppage that came at 1 minute, 31 seconds of the third round.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 21 May 2022
  • Rodrigues’ goal in first-half stoppage time closed the margin to 4-1.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
  • The second was last month against Phoenix, where a 2-0 lead became a 2-2 draw in stoppage time.
    — Kevin Reynolds Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2021
  • The team’s break finally came in the last minute of stoppage time on a pair of back-to-back corner kicks.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Or waiting for the fourth official to say how much stoppage time there will be.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Raphinha scored a sixth-minute penalty kick to put the team on the board, and then Vinicius Junior gave Brazil the win in stoppage time.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

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