stalemate

Example Sentences

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The stalemate was broken when the lead underwriter agreed to continuing covering the airline for a more modest increase in its premium, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As part of their preparations Japan face England on Tuesday in a friendly after beating Scotland 1-0, while the Three Lions played out a 1-1 stalemate against Uruguay on Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Alongside diplomatic stalemate, allied groups linked to Iran have begun opening new fronts in the conflict.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The Angels and the city of Anaheim remain at a stalemate over what to do about the aging stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

And the stalemate on the Western Front, with entrenched armies dug in and facing each other across no man’s land, made the cavalry almost useless.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman