standoff

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There’s no sign the standoff over South Africa’s first new shark net in two decades will delay the resort’s planned opening in July, but the clock is ticking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is Cuban American, has said the US is seeing a diplomatic solution to the standoff.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Stranded on foreign soil and deprived of weapons, the whalers became pawns in a standoff between nations whose dynamics and language they did not understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

At one point in the Temple of Heaven standoff, an official could be heard talking about what would happen on that trip.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

We stare at each other in a kind of shocked standoff for a few seconds.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon