stalemate

In 2022, with front lines in a stalemate, Saudi Arabia and the Houthis signed a truce that largely held.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The two sides fought to a stalemate and a ceasefire in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

There has been stalemate in Portadown since the decision to allow an Orange Order march down the Garvaghy Road on 27 September.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2022, after years of stalemate, the government and rebels signed on to a ceasefire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Germans suffered equally, but they quickly rebuilt their defensive positions, and the Arras sector returned to the stalemate still gripping the Western Front.

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

There have been a lot of draws at this tournament but that doesn't mean they've all been dull stalemates, and the match I've most enjoyed so far was the Netherlands' draw with Japan.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

But after navigating permitting delays, insurance stalemates and design flaws, there’s still one big unresolved issue that’s complicating her progress: sewage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

When funding stalemates occur in other countries, government activity generally continues with the existing levels of funding until new monies can be agreed upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023

The months subsequent were an endless dreary battle of paperwork, full of stalemates, fought in trenches.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

While the shadow of the stalemated war with Iran looms over the market, Wall Street has been booming, thanks largely to tech stocks.

From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026

Also, 17 of the 19 Tests were drawn, including three consecutive stalemated series.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

A Saudi-led coalition has been battling the group in a stalemated conflict since 2015.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

That’s a rare advance in a stalemated Congress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

As always, the conversation stalemated with “None of it really makes any sense.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Hill totaled a team-high six tackles — including a stalemating hit at the line of scrimmage on a blitz — in his first game in crimson and gray.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

The Rams were without Cooper Kupp, but the Green Bay’s cornerbacks still deserve ample credit for stalemating a great receiving corps.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2018

McLendon proved excellent at stalemating and disengaging from blockers in spot duty last season.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2012

Franklin plays with tremendous leverage and is nearly peerless when it comes to moving laterally while stalemating two offensive linemen.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2011

By a remarkably ingenious device White averts the loss of the game by stalemating himself as follows:— 1.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various