deadlocked

Example Sentences

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Xi's visit comes as North Korea's nuclear talks with Washington remain deadlocked.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

After the 2020 census, the bipartisan commission deadlocked, as such bodies often do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The Knicks’ next opponent is yet to be determined, as the San Antonio Spurs and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder are still deadlocked in the Western Conference Finals.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Representatives of the three states negotiated the short-term deal after they deadlocked in talks with four other states on a long-term plan for sharing the river’s diminishing water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Noon finds them picking their way through deadlocked traffic on a new motorway near Vaucresson, a full ten miles west of their apartment, as far from home as Marie-Laure has ever been.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr