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Get to know Stoplight better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like light.

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Stoplight in a sentence

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Stoplight | Stoplights

Stoplight meaning

  1. A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
  2. A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking; a brake light.

Synonyms of Stoplight

brake light visual signal traffic light traffic signal light

Related words

Other words often associated with Stoplight or its synonyms:

fall airy signal illumination loose floaty sign dark ignite frivolous white buoyant

Using Stoplight

  • The main meaning on this page is: A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively. | A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking; a brake light.
  • Useful related words include: brake light, visual signal, traffic light, traffic signal.
  • In the example corpus, stoplight often appears in combinations such as: the stoplight, at stoplight, stoplight just.

Context around Stoplight

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 11 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

step 1× single 1×

Often after:

town 1× parrotfish 1× dashes 1× colored 1× following 1× turn 1× city 1× mostly 1× near 1×

Sentence patterns with Stoplight

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at a stoplight 2× a one stoplight town except 1× a single stoplight mostly timberland 1× and the stoplight parrotfish seagrasses 1× at a stoplight but then 1× at a stoplight just before 1× at a stoplight when they 1× at the stoplight 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a version of 1× also friday 11 1× credit river intersection 1× driving faster is 1× frequently known as 1× his flight instructor 1×

Common sentence endings:

at a stoplight 2× a new nickname 1× and cattle ranches 1× as a nursery 1× at the interstate 1× at the stoplight 1×

Words around Stoplight

Just before it in the word index:

stoping 3 stopgaps 3 stopgap 84 stopford 3 stopes 16 stope 5

Just after it in the word index:

stoplights 11 stopover 73 stopovers 11 stopp 2 stoppa 2 stoppable 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aberrant 31 abloh 31 absurdities 31 acceptor 31 acetaminophen 31 achaemenid 31

Corpus analysis for Stoplight

  • In this selection, "stoplight" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, step, single, town, parrotfish and dashes stand out and add context to how "stoplight" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at a stoplight and a one stoplight town except. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stoplight" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stoplight

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Credit River intersection will get a stoplight following deadly crash, Scott. (11 words)

I drove there myself and I fell asleep at the stoplight. (11 words)

For some, such as groupers and the stoplight parrotfish, seagrasses serve as a nursery. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

In the press conference Sunday, Gonzalez said there was indeed a red truck at the stoplight when shots rang out, but said investigators now believe the person or people in the truck were nothing more than witnesses. (37 words)

In the early hours of the next day, before many of the traffic lights stopped flashing yellow, I made my way through the heart of my hometown coming to rest at the stoplight at the Interstate. (36 words)

A version of this article appears in print on January 29, 2018, on Page A19 of the with the headline: Three Shot, One Fatally, at Stoplight Near Kennedy Airport; Two Gunmen Are Sought. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

If it was in the United States, Pambula, New South Wales, might be referred to as a one-stoplight town, except that it didn’t have a stoplight.

For some, such as groupers and the stoplight parrotfish, seagrasses serve as a nursery.

I looked at the stoplight just as it turned green and started moving forward.

I sent a quick reply while I was at a stoplight, but then received another message.

Seattle police and prosecutors on Friday announced murder charges against a man accused of randomly shooting a pregnant woman at a stoplight.

The sliding feature makes it super easy to store and pull out at a stoplight.

When Aries get bored, they can hop in the TRX and go beat down some sports cars in stoplight dashes or they can buzz off and explore uncharted territories.

Also Friday, 11 counties moved to the green phase, the least-restrictive phase of Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-step stoplight-colored pandemic reopening plan.

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But then I realize that even he couldn’t have programmed this stoplight with such diabolical, machine-grade passive-aggression.

Credit River intersection will get a stoplight following deadly crash, Scott.

Driving faster is like thinking the solution to creating safer roadways is to speed when you see the stoplight turn yellow.

Frequently known as the River City and also sometimes as Stoplight City, Evansville may be able to vie for a new nickname.

His flight instructor hopped in the courtesy car and drove east to Blossom, where they hung a left at the only stoplight in town.

In the early hours of the next day, before many of the traffic lights stopped flashing yellow, I made my way through the heart of my hometown coming to rest at the stoplight at the Interstate.

It's a quiet, rural county without a single stoplight, mostly timberland and cattle ranches.

In the press conference Sunday, Gonzalez said there was indeed a red truck at the stoplight when shots rang out, but said investigators now believe the person or people in the truck were nothing more than witnesses.

Shauna Saxton was driving with her husband and grandson in Odessa and had paused at a stoplight when they heard loud pops.

The sheriff said there was, in fact, a red truck at a stoplight just before the shooting, but the driver did not appear to have been involved.

A version of this article appears in print on January 29, 2018, on Page A19 of the with the headline: Three Shot, One Fatally, at Stoplight Near Kennedy Airport; Two Gunmen Are Sought.

I drove there myself and I fell asleep at the stoplight.

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Common combinations with stoplight

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stoplight" in a sentence?
An example: "If it was in the United States, Pambula, New South Wales, might be referred to as a one-stoplight town, except that it didn’t have a stoplight." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stoplight" from authentic English texts.
What does "stoplight" mean?
Stoplight means: A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
What are synonyms of "stoplight"?
Common synonyms of "stoplight" include: brake light, visual signal, traffic light, traffic signal, light.
How many example sentences with "stoplight" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stoplight", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.