How to Use stopover in a Sentence

stopover

noun
  • The city is a favorite stopover for tourists.
  • I've been to Belgium—if you count a stopover in Brussels on my way to Istanbul.
  • There is no extra cost to the fare when booking the stopover.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
  • Lees not sold him on the idea of one more stopover, in Westwood.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Browse the airline's stopover offers page to see the full list.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Browse the airline's stopover offers page to see the full list.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The third way visitors get to Cozumel is via a cruise stopover.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This is why your next Asian sojourn should include a stopover there.
    — Alia Akkam, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The route shaves off around three hours of travel time from previous stopover routes.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • And of course, the stopover will cost you nothing in terms of extra airfare fees.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Using the stopover option would have saved me about $90 on the same flights.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Some stays were quick stopovers; others were full-throttle escapes.
    — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Just two hours from Paris by train, Lyon makes an easy one- or two-night stopover.
    — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
  • But most likely, an overnight stopover will be necessary, or at the very least, an overnight flight.
    — Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Biden will then make a brief and historic stopover in Papua New Guinea.
    — Aamer Madhani, ajc, 14 May 2023
  • So his stay in Goodyear is likely a stopover on the way to signing elsewhere.
    — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • There was a lot to unwrap after the finale of a three-game stopover between road trips.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2019
  • This marked the second time the Ohio made a stopover in Guam since April.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Over the years, the pit had filled with water and become a stopover for migrating birds.
    — National Geographic, 22 Mar. 2017
  • But that was set back by two days of bad weather in Ohio, their previous stopover.
    — Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This means that the stopover time in Dubai between your two flights must be the shortest one available.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Travelers can book a stopover of up to ten days in Iceland at no extra fee.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
  • However, Dubai is a great stopover on the way to Africa or the far East.
    — Kara Ladd, Marie Claire, 4 May 2018
  • Turkish has one of the most comprehensive stopover programs in the world.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Many make stopovers at the Ebro Delta’s diverse aquatic ecosystems.
    — Smithsonian, 15 June 2018
  • Once your flights are booked, visit the airline's stopover hotel booking page to browse options for your stay.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Then again, after a rough road trip, any win in a brief stopover at Toyota Center would do.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Migratory birds show up at certain times of year to nest or stopover during their long journey.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • The two spies, man and a woman, got off the plane at a stopover in Dubai and did not get back on; both were later captured.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2018
  • His trip included a stopover in neighboring Guyana.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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