How to Use stop-and-go in a Sentence

stop-and-go

adjective
  • That is a big change from the stop-and-go motion we are used to seeing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • There was less traffic on the freeways and not as much stop-and-go on surface streets.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Google claims the project could reduce stop-and-go traffic by up to 30%.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • People who ride in a lot of stop-and-go traffic want neutral, quickly.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • There is nothing worse than being stuck in stop-and-go traffic during rush hour.
    — Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Ryan scored 13 points and Baker had 12 in the stop-and-go game.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The stop-and-go action of these baits give the bass time to locate them in the chaos of the feeding frenzy.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
  • That constant stop-and-go motion costs us energy.
    — Ciara Lucas, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
  • My stress test of compositing four video tracks has brought many a video app to its knees in the past with stop-and-go playback.
    — PCMAG, 30 June 2024
  • But the best topwaters for this style of fishing have a stop-and-go, popping action.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
  • Spending much time in stop-and-go traffic could be a painful experience.
    — Mike Knepper, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Kirkwood would be given a stop-and-go penalty for avoidable contact.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2023
  • On a third-and-10, Johnston ran a stop-and-go double move down the left sideline.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • These are part of what makes the stop-and-go sojourn on I-4 ultimately worth it.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The improved adaptive cruise control is excellent at slow speeds and in stop-and-go traffic.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Even if your routes are similar, traffic conditions may have changed, and more stop-and-go driving will wear brakes faster.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • But many stop-and-go, stop-and-gos later, and my Uber rolled into the hotel’s driveway with moments so spare.
    — Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Use the same slow stop-and-go retrieve across grassy and rocky points, especially those leading into spawning coves.
    — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
  • His stop-and-go is ridiculous, him and [Ravens QB Lamar Jackson] both, right?
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fed wants to avoid ‘stop-and-go’ rate hikes The Fed is raising interest rates to lower inflation.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • But maritime standoffs and stop-and-go negotiations will likely drag on, Su added.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Other layoffs and policies have been subjected to stop-and-go litigation and court orders.
    — Michael Kunzelman and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Before the tonneau cover, my average fuel economy around town (with lots of stop-and-go) was 8 to 9 mpg.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The system also regularly shut itself down, even in the stop-and-go conditions for which it’s supposed to be programmed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Limiting short car trips (less than 20 minutes) can be helpful because the battery doesn’t have enough time to fully recharge on stop-and-go trips.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After all the stop-and-go rollouts, false starts, and frustration at every level, bosses may finally be getting their way.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 June 2023
  • An alternative would be to have the whole government run on a two-year budget to avoid the quarterly stop-and-go that has become the current precedent.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • With the Gophers trailing 17-16 in the fourth quarter, Jackson ran a stop-and-go route down the sideline.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Auto start-stop does make vehicles more efficient, especially in cities with regular stop-and-go traffic.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

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