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Stalemate
"Stalemate" in a Sentence (14 examples)
The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.
We've reached a stalemate in our relationship.
If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal".
The investigation was pretty much at a stalemate.
The match would have been lost if Judit, with great skill and cunning, had not forced Ferenc to accept the sacrifice of her queen, after which the situation of stalemate "by drowning" occurred.
Matthew realized the stalemate.
Miroslav found himself in a stalemate.
The world looks at a conflict that has grinded on for decades, and sees a stalemate.
It's stalemate.
The negotiations reached a stalemate after hours of talks.
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The game is drawn when the player to move has no legal move and his/her king is not in check. The game is said to end in ‘stalemate’. This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the stalemate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.
Indian military analysts said the situation was heading into a dangerous stalemate. Neither side wants to start a war. But neither side wants to back down either.
The North Korean nuclear issue, stalemated for the past three years, is now back in play again—not before time.
But with the war also still largely stalemated, other theatres of conflict have become more important. In Russia’s case, that includes the secret domain.
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