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full stop

full stop

noun

  1. the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc Also called (esp US and Canadian)period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of full stop1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences

For these young players, and for many of their supporters of the same age, the political dimension of the contest between England vs Germany is far less important than the political dimension of competing, full stop.

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It’s also the best smartwatch for iPhone users and it’s in the conversation for best smartwatch full stop.

There’s no facile romance, nor any suggestion that falling in love is easy, or that it marks a full stop in life, a form of narrative closure.

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It also is a safety strategy, advocates said, noting that bike riders are most exposed to being struck at intersections while at a full stop.

Not only must everything compete with everything else, but everything must compete, full stop.

One fashion blog named her recently as “the most beautiful girl in the world,” full stop.

We could see the progress made toward closing the digital divide come to a full stop.

His sparkling text The Italians is one of my favorite books, full stop.

Although after such a complicated life, even his death may turn out to be a question mark instead of a full stop.

The court has now given itself the opportunity to rule that gay marriage is protected by the Constitution, full stop.

His exlent pa went on, warming as he continued to speak, and drinking a fresh glas at evry full stop.

The revelation came to a full stop with the tipping of the square black bottle.

Said Brown, as the lady came to a full stop, And glanced round the shelves of the little back shop.

He waited patiently until Folsom came to a full stop before he spoke at all.

"If he didn't really mean to," she began ungraciously; but Mary cut her short with what the boys called her full-stop manner.

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