How to Use stopper in a Sentence

stopper

noun
  • His comment was a conversation stopper.
  • Remove the stopper and let the sink drain.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Good handling, quick off his line and a great shot-stopper.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Good handling, quick off his line and a great shot-stopper.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Remove the stopper and drain the sink.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Good handling, quick off his line and a great shot-stopper.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Place the drain stopper in the sink to plug the drain, and fill the sink with hot water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Benoit is a solid stopper with size but lacks great quickness or skill.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Who’s the best run stopper in the NFL?
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The volume and the stopper must be right, but the tone, cut, or hue can differ.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In April 2000 came the show-stopper.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
  • As a pure shot-stopper, Donnarumma is one of the best around.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Use the glue to seal one of the drainage hole stoppers on one of the terracotta pots.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Declarer's jump to three no-trump implies two stoppers in your suit.
    — Bobby Wolff, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But there aren’t many defensive stoppers to be found on that roster.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Mets’ 24-year-old top pitching prospect played stopper.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The fall rate can also be affected by the use of a bobber stopper.
    — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • That’s more effective than a sparkling wine stopper or the old trick of putting a spoon in the bottle’s neck.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Remove any drain cover or stopper that is obstructing your view of the drain.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Gerrit Cole just has not been the stopper the Yankees need in big games.
    — Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2022
  • He indeed is known as a defensive stopper.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But sometimes, the ace's job is to be the stopper when everything else is going wrong.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • As long as your decanter has a stopper with an airtight seal, most wine can sit in a decanter for two to three days.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • As the bottles go around from cocktails to dinner, this art deco wine stopper will come in handy!
    — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Each pump comes with two stoppers and is available in six colors to fit any wine lover’s aesthetic.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Presentation-wise, the dish is a crowd stopper.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Fold old towels and turn them into draft stoppers, placing them against the bottoms of doors.
    — Rabekah Henderson, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Each pump comes with two stoppers and is available in six colors to fit any wine lover’s aesthetic.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pair it with these stick-on draft stoppers that attach to the bottom of your doors for even more protection.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Canning began his Padres career as sort of a stopper.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026

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