traffic stop
noun
plural traffic stops
: an instance of police stopping a driver (as for speeding or a broken taillight)
She was pulled over for a routine traffic stop.
an officer making a traffic stop
Examples of traffic stop in a Sentence
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On May 15, Jackson was apprehended by police during a traffic stop for a probation violation warrant.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
Last year, the GOP Senator delivered a lengthy floor speech on police reform after the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was killed by officers in a Memphis police unit during a traffic stop.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 24 May 2024
The four men were pulled over during a traffic stop Monday evening in the Emerald Isle neighborhood shortly after 10:30 p.m., the Glendale Police Department announced in a news release.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
In the second case, Indianapolis police accused Hatch of trying to use her influence to stop officers from investigating one of her employees during a traffic stop.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Michael Moran of the Cortez Police Department in Colorado was shot during a traffic stop, according to the Montezuma Sheriff's Office.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024
On Saturday, May 11, Osman Sesay Jr., 18, of Hiram, Ga., was arrested after a traffic stop and is being held in North Carolina pending extradition back to Georgia, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement shared to Facebook on Tuesday, May 14.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
The tax returns were filed after the April 8, 2022 traffic stop, but the IRS had not issued the refund claims before the search of Lawal’s home, according to the plea agreement.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, at least 23 states have laws on collecting data on traffic stops, the group said.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
Last year, the GOP Senator delivered a lengthy floor speech on police reform after the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was killed by officers in a Memphis police unit during a traffic stop.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 24 May 2024
The four men were pulled over during a traffic stop Monday evening in the Emerald Isle neighborhood shortly after 10:30 p.m., the Glendale Police Department announced in a news release.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
In the second case, Indianapolis police accused Hatch of trying to use her influence to stop officers from investigating one of her employees during a traffic stop.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Michael Moran of the Cortez Police Department in Colorado was shot during a traffic stop, according to the Montezuma Sheriff's Office.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024
On Saturday, May 11, Osman Sesay Jr., 18, of Hiram, Ga., was arrested after a traffic stop and is being held in North Carolina pending extradition back to Georgia, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement shared to Facebook on Tuesday, May 14.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
The tax returns were filed after the April 8, 2022 traffic stop, but the IRS had not issued the refund claims before the search of Lawal’s home, according to the plea agreement.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
Meanwhile, at least 23 states have laws on collecting data on traffic stops, the group said.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 10 May 2024
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“Traffic stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20stop. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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