How do you use Stoppage in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like stop or obstruction, plus the exact meaning.
Stoppage meaning
- A pause or halt of some activity.
- Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.
Synonyms of Stoppage
Using Stoppage
- The main meaning on this page is: A pause or halt of some activity. | Something that forms an obstacle to continued activity; a blockage or obstruction.
- Useful related words include: stop, obstruction, occlusion, closure.
- In the example corpus, stoppage often appears in combinations such as: stoppage time, in stoppage, into stoppage.
Context around Stoppage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stoppage
- In this selection, "stoppage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, half, bad, minute and johnston stand out and add context to how "stoppage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bad stoppage and and the stoppage after it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stoppage" sits close to words such as adjusting, condemn and defamation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stoppage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After a near three minute stoppage, Johnston gradually came to and then attempted to play on. (16 words)
Bedlam at the Emirates as Rice squeezes a shot inside Onana’s near post deep into stoppage-time. (18 words)
Almada tied the score in the third minute of second-half stoppage time following a corner kick by Brooks Lennon. (20 words)
But Palace fought back to reduce the deficit via Jean-Philippe Mateta with just under a quarter of hour of normal time to go, and Olise subsequently converted from the spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure a point for the visitors. (45 words)
A quick-fire brace of goals from Jack Malone and Aaron Prendergast had the Lurgan Blues well on their way at half-time, before substitute Stephen Teggart added further gloss to the scoreline with a well-executed finish in second-half stoppage time. (43 words)
And, while a superb Brosnan save denied Miyazawa from getting on the scoresheet in stoppage time, the Republic of Ireland shot-stopper couldn't keep out Parris' lobbed finish which put the exclamation point on an afternoon to forget for Everton. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mic time for Pereira and his translator, he’s not surprised at the stoppage and talks us through some of that and he doesn’t feel it was a bad stoppage.
The delay due to that collision and the stoppage after it gave us ten minutes of stoppage time, setting up this dramatic winner in the 100th minutes.
After a near three minute stoppage, Johnston gradually came to and then attempted to play on.
Aguerd’s goal was the subject of an agonising VAR check for offside and Hammers winger Jarrod Bowen clipped the crossbar in first-half stoppage-time.
Alexis Mac Allister restored the home side’s lead with a stunning long-range effort, but Kenny Tete equalised in first-half stoppage time and Bobby De Cordova-Reid headed the Cottagers into the lead 10 minutes from time.
All that, six minutes into eight of stoppage time and with thinking they were closing in on the most famous of scalps, before they ultimately had to settle for a hard-earned point.
Almada tied the score in the third minute of second-half stoppage time following a corner kick by Brooks Lennon.
And in first half stoppage time Sweden went close again, Elin Rubensson firing just wide from the edge of the box.
And, while a superb Brosnan save denied Miyazawa from getting on the scoresheet in stoppage time, the Republic of Ireland shot-stopper couldn't keep out Parris' lobbed finish which put the exclamation point on an afternoon to forget for Everton.
A quick-fire brace of goals from Jack Malone and Aaron Prendergast had the Lurgan Blues well on their way at half-time, before substitute Stephen Teggart added further gloss to the scoreline with a well-executed finish in second-half stoppage time.
Arsenal would level in fortuitous circumstances as, deep into stoppage time, Trossard’s shot took a deflection off Akanji, wrong-footing Ortega and sending the Arsenal fans behind the goal into raptures.
A second yellow card followed in first-half stoppage time for simulation when Bissouma went down under close proximity from Marvelous Nakamba, but there was no contact and Brooks correctly sent off the visiting player.
Bala fell apart at the end as substitutes Jordan Williams and Adrian Cieslewicz netted before Brobbel's second in stoppage time.
Bedlam at the Emirates as Rice squeezes a shot inside Onana’s near post deep into stoppage-time.
Bellingham then tapped in the stoppage-time winner when a deflected ball fell to him in front of the net.
Breen admitted he was "sad" that Athletic couldn't cap his comeback at the weekend with three points, settling for one after Wighton's stoppage-time leveller.
But in an incredible finish to a pulsating clash, Vanegas popped up deep into stoppage time for all three points with a close-range header.
But Palace fought back to reduce the deficit via Jean-Philippe Mateta with just under a quarter of hour of normal time to go, and Olise subsequently converted from the spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure a point for the visitors.
But Warren O’Hora slotted home for the hosts not long after and McEachran inadvertently diverted into his own net to seal it, before Frazer Blake-Tracy scored in stoppage time.
But when Son Heung-min found Kane on the edge of the area in first-half stoppage time the striker only had one thing on his mind.
Common combinations with stoppage
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- stoppage time 111×
- in stoppage 43×
- into stoppage 17×
- work stoppage 17×
- of stoppage 16×
- first-half stoppage 15×
- the stoppage 13×
- second-half stoppage 6×
- stoppage and 4×
- stoppage after 3×