The train makes several stops before reaching the final station.

The train stops at the platform for two minutes before departing.

I'm stopping by the bookstore after work to pick up a gift.

The delivery van had to stop by the curb when a child chased a ball into the street.

The engineer cataloged all the stoppings in the pipeline inspection report.

She stops by the bookstore after work to see if there's anything new.

The choir's new organ has a warm tone thanks to a well-voiced stopped pipe in the tenor division.

The sink stopped up after we poured grease down it last night.

During the campaign, she whistle-stopped through the rural counties, speaking for only a few minutes in each town.

In the climactic passage, the soloist double-stopped to add a raw, resonant depth to the phrase.