When she stops down the lens to increase depth of field, the background becomes sharper.

He stops up the old well each autumn to prevent animals from falling in.

During the rehearsal, the director marked several expression stops to help the actors pace their delivery.

Workers inspected the buffer stops for damage after the derailment.

During the festival, the tram stops were crowded with people waiting to see the parade.

The contractor installed several water stops along the concrete joint to prevent leakage.

After the inspection, the contractor replaced several damaged fire stops to restore the building's compartmentation.

The contractor inspected the fire-stops around the ducts to ensure compliance with the building code.

We scheduled several hard stops during the conference to ensure sessions ended on time.

During the harvest, the farmer adjusted the plough stops to maintain even furrows across the field.