Use "stalemate" in a sentence

1. ‘Yes, they’ve got themselves into a stalemate situation

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2. ‘I think he is as relieved as I am that the stalemate between us has been resolved

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3. For the war in Skyrim had seemed a bloody stalemate for some time now, the respective forces of Tullius and Ulfric clashing in skirmishes and doing little to trade yielded ground

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4. Or it is possible the war simply ends in a stalemate, both sides exhausted

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5. Had he been elected in 1952, taking office January 1953, the war was in a stalemate by that point

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6. Peace talks had been in a stalemate for months, though they would finally conclude in July

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7. MacArthur may choose to simply threaten nuclear war to break the stalemate

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8. It’s a sort of stalemate, but we’ve committed everything we can on this, and there are reports Falconi is bringing in more forces: werewolves, lycans, zombies, and perhaps a few attorneys as well

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9. ‘It’s a kind of stalemate then,’ said Sam

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10. But, as it came to a close, they’d had to fight off Avars, Huns and Visigoths in the north as well as the Persian Empire in the east that the earlier Romans had fought to many an inconsequential stalemate

11. Even the great Hittite army had been fought to a stalemate in northern Canaan at a place called Carchemish

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12. His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate

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13. Wars were terrible, and should be fought for victory, not stalemate

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14. This happened several mores times; we were locked in a stalemate

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15. “Well, we need to break the stalemate,” he said and held up two photon grenades

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16. It seemed we would be locked in this stalemate until the shields finally gave out, but then one of the Seven stopped firing and spun his staff around until it was vertical and while chanting slammed it into the ground

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17. They were well matched, and locked in a stalemate for decades when the Kingdom of the East found the Tome of Power

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18. The Second Great War between the wizards and the sorcerers is stuck at a perpetual stalemate

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19. “Remember how this all started, how the Kingdom of the East and the Kingdom of the West were locked in a stalemate until the Tome of Power was found? The sorcerers are trying to repeat that feat now to break this stalemate

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20. “Then we risk them raising a second army of sorcerers, which would force us back into a stalemate, this time with both our realms devastated by the war

21. We managed to lock them in a stalemate, and suddenly their numbers starting dropping off, and their power started to fail

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22. We were locked in a stalemate with him for a long time; how long I do not know

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23. The stalemate ended when every ship we had left turned its power on him, and our united attack was far too great for even him,” I said

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24. The correct way to overcome this stalemate is through acts of loving forgiveness,

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25. long stalemate that had kept the two plates relatively still, was over

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26. ” The stalemate was finally resolved when my lawyer came up with a formula that factored in the value of what an immediate outside buyer might pay with the understanding that under my agreement they would have to sell it back to me in three years

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27. Eventually, when it seemed the stalemate would have no end, they revived her to ask her what she wanted

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28. The Tanarian army had once been a proud professional unit; they had battled the Aristrians to a state of stalemate in the previous war

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29. "So it's a stalemate," said Calvin

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30. It was a stalemate situation unless I did something

31. Even when I used to play chess, I hated stalemate

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32. aiming for or accepting a stalemate

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33. It was a stalemate, and I had to

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34. A stalemate to be broken

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35. one that urged me to break the stalemate rapidly: Annah and

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36. But the stalemate had to be broken, one way or another

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37. You may be caught between the old and the new or be stuck in a stalemate situation

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38. Life is boring, stalemate

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39. The Tower card takes the decision out of your hands, gets you out of your stalemate situation

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40. The novelty of a situation has worn off and everything seems stalemate and empty which has brought about your couldn’t care less attitude

41. That year would pan out with the Unionist strike in the North bringing down the Power Sharing Executive and a return to political stalemate leading to further conflict

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42. But as Parikshit was hell-bent upon a brand new Vespa the stalemate continued

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43. Needless to say, with the relatively weak qunams having been consumed in time, the resistance against mutual qunamic poaching in the individual plunamic bosoms could have resulted in an eventual stalemate

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44. “It was a stalemate, then until I showed up,” I said unhappily

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45. Stalemate! Greg sat on the top of the hill and wondered what to do next

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46. After one of the discussions wound down to its inevitable stalemate, the Rabbi addressed Greg

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47. “The Federation Space Force had battled the Pirates to a stalemate

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48. They wrestled that to a stalemate and gave up

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49. Science Officer Mendelssohn was the one who finally broke the stalemate in the planning session

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50. ‘After the stalemate in Korea and the clime-down in Vietnam, the US made a positive decision that, unless it was unavoidable, they would not put boots on the ground overseas again

51. It seemed that it was stalemate until one of the trio noticed the head and limbs amongst the blooded rags that were all that remained of Sally

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52. After years of a tense stalemate, both sides were building their forces

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53. It was a virtual stalemate of nerves and worries

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54. His indolence was so serious that when they announced the arrival of a commission from his party that was authorized to discuss the stalemate of the war, he rolled over in his hammock without completely waking up

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55. as they each tried to pul out of the stalemate

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56. “I’ve spoken to Gary, and according to him, until I can get you an active sample of the HIV1, you’re at a stalemate

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57. One of them must break the stalemate

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58. This stalemate continued for some time with neither pilot being able to gain an advantage

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59. “In a stalemate, for the most part

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60. accept the sexual stalemate with Hope

61. only to eventually stalemate and erode

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62. A stalemate now set in to bring the initial stage of Torch to an end

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63. The stalemate was disappointing

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64. He believed that it was still possible to force a stalemate on the Eastern front, but his plans involved withdrawals that Hitler would not countenance

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65. Paradoxically, while western historians undermine the American moral position, Japanese historians actually bolster it; claiming that the atomic bombings broke the stalemate and proved salvation to the Japanese peace faction, who seized upon the atomic bombing as a new development to facilitate surrender

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66. between Germany, France and the United Kingdom quickly degenerated into trench warfare and bloody stalemate, with nobody having a good offensive strategy for overcoming the firepower of entrenched artillery and machine guns

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67. The remainder of the war was relatively uneventful, but it lingered on like a bad rash, with fighting continuing in a near stalemate for two more years before an armistice was finally signed

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68. So the stalemate continued, but it was only a matter of time until one of

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69. There must be a solution to this stalemate

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70. “It's a stalemate, then

71. At the time, it seemed Bob had managed at least a stalemate

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72. Sendak went to hit Garcia but Garcia blocked, and it was a stalemate

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73. He shifted and rolled and they both ended up in a stalemate, neither willing to withdraw or surrender their position

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74. Do you want to use the Klevan transporter to end the stalemate?”

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75. They stood in stalemate for several minutes, before they heard the sound of rustling from the

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76. But worse than my self-doubt is the stalemate I’m facing: the negotiations have reached rock bottom and walking away is impossible

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77. There are equally powerful arguments to be put to Dublin, and indeed to our own people - we all have something to gain by going ahead, and nothing but stalemate if we do nothing

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78. The hanging never happened––the mob locked with the soldiers in another stalemate, and the action wound down to a steady seethe, and I stayed put, anxious still over the folk who’d chased me

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79. So our passions were locked in a painful stalemate that night; her man’s arrival the next day barred my further moves to checkmate her on our love-board of attrition

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80. When alas it was realized the stalemate would not be broken, and treaties began to be drawn up rationing out each others smaller limbs and not so vital organs in a timely manner, a simpler solution presented itself

81. The rhinoceros snorted and glared while locked in a stalemate with several bears

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82. over the course of a few minutes, the stalemate that once existed between the two warriors had withered away into nothing

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83. Having reached stalemate in their disagreement, he sent her to the convent as punishment

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84. becomes a stalemate where you fall into the trap of over-

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85. It was a stalemate, with both of us refusing to budge

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86. “Well?” Mitch said, eyeing the man, wondering if the confrontation would escalate or end in a stalemate

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87. “It seems we have a stalemate, then

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88. It does not mean you need to have an identical twin in this case because if there were no difference, what would be there to talk about? While you need to have some of the same activities, there does not need to be a stalemate in the relationship either

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89. For a short time there was a stalemate of sorts

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90. At least neither of them was moving anymore but they were at a stalemate until one of them could find the advantage, or until Oak’s heels gave way and they slid into the vast space below

91. It's a stalemate; we stare at it, and it stares at us; none of us quite know how to resolve the situation

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92. "Yes, they do, but there has been a sort of stalemate between the Necros and the Priesthood for centuries

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93. “OK, so we seem to have reached a stalemate here

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94. But decades of political friction had produced a stalemate that wouldn’t allow for direct talks between the two countries

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95. Stalemate in the west

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