stalemate

But with large numbers of people on both sides, the confrontation stalls into an uneasy stalemate.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 2022, with front lines in a stalemate, Saudi Arabia and the Houthis signed a truce that largely held.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

There has been stalemate in Portadown since the decision to allow an Orange Order march down the Garvaghy Road on 27 September.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The stalemate over a doctor’s visit continued through January and into February that year.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

There have been a lot of draws at this tournament but that doesn't mean they've all been dull stalemates, and the match I've most enjoyed so far was the Netherlands' draw with Japan.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

America in 2025 remains mired in all sorts of ideological stalemates.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

The Senate Republican leader has played a key role in resolving past stalemates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

Until now, the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over who should lead the region has stalemated peace efforts.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024

That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

But they remain stalemated on pay for part-time workers, who account for more than half the union’s workers at UPS.

From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

The reasoning was this: I simply could not stand what I had become—stale, perhaps, or stalemated by what appeared to be my faltering body.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Hill totaled a team-high six tackles — including a stalemating hit at the line of scrimmage on a blitz — in his first game in crimson and gray.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

The Rams were without Cooper Kupp, but the Green Bay’s cornerbacks still deserve ample credit for stalemating a great receiving corps.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2018

McLendon proved excellent at stalemating and disengaging from blockers in spot duty last season.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012

Franklin plays with tremendous leverage and is nearly peerless when it comes to moving laterally while stalemating two offensive linemen.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011

By a remarkably ingenious device White averts the loss of the game by stalemating himself as follows:— 1.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various