checkmate

Example Sentences

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But the moment Washington forced an error by the Broncos’ defense, the Huskies called checkmate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

If this is supposed to be some 4-D chess move, it looks an awful lot like checkmate — for the wrong side.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2025

Ackman presented the director’s allyship as a checkmate even though, once again, neither he nor Oxman denied any of the reporting on the substance.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024

Black rightly seeks queenside counterplay but can’t shake White’s single-minded focus on checkmate on the other wing: 19.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The people on the radio made it sound a lot like a game of chess where any move was one play from checkmate.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau