standoff
Example Sentences
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The course correction allowed Mr. Homan to draw down agents and end the standoff.
The real blockbuster is the spectacle playing out in Venice, where the standoff is reaching a crescendo.
The standoff between Anthropic and the agency has now spilled into public view.
The Olympian didn’t budge, and the standoff ended with his disqualification.
But as the standoff with Iran persists, the rest of the Middle East continues to evolve.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
