How to Use traffic stop in a Sentence

traffic stop

noun
  • That block is roughly a mile south of the traffic stop.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Nation police for a traffic stop and his car was searched.
    — Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • No arrest was made during that traffic stop.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Ator was soon pulled over for a routine traffic stop and opened fire on two state troopers.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • State police wouldn't say exactly what led to the traffic stop in the first place.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Would a racist cop murder him later that afternoon in a traffic stop?
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • She was declared dead at the scene of the traffic stop, the affidavit stated.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The vehicle was stopped during a traffic stop.
    — Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
  • An officer tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the drivers failed to yield and fled the scene.
    — Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • During the traffic stop, police shot the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Deputies fear prolonging a traffic stop, even for a brief chat, will lead to discipline.
    — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The sheriff’s office did not release the reason for the traffic stop.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Officials said the man's phone was accessed after that traffic stop.
    — Aicha El Hammar Castano, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • One of the others who ran from the traffic stop also was taken into custody.
    — Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 17 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged following a traffic stop in Windsor.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • How did the violent traffic stop unfold?
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • He was pulled over during a traffic stop while in the passenger seat in that incident.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The deputy involved tried to conduct a traffic stop but the man continued sleeping for two miles.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The deputy attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped off and a pursuit began.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Some of her friends have been deported after what started as routine traffic stops.
    — Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • He was taken into custody during a traffic stop.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The release included a screengrab of body camera video from the traffic stop.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • When a deputy attempted a traffic stop, Senat refused to pull over.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • That earlier video shows the officer pulling a teen driver from her car by the hair during a traffic stop.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • The deputies conducted a traffic stop and detained the people inside.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The traffic stop took place about 25 miles east of Scranton, where Dykstra lives.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The charges stem from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee.
    — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 22 May 2026
  • Police said the man had fled on foot after a traffic stop earlier Monday.
    — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • L’Amas then sent Stodolny his police report on the traffic stop.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

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