standoff

Example Sentences

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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

In the ensuing standoff, medical workers called for assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

As the demonstrators toughen their demands, the standoff with the government has escalated.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Worsley, angry and exasperated, was in a standoff with a mulish, silent McNeish.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong