standoff

Example Sentences

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The standoff comes as the Trump administration expands pressure on Mexican cartels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 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

But the standoff at the Strait of Hormuz has led to increased transits of smaller tankers through the canal, according to maritime data-analytics firm Kpler, which measures weekly transits.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In short, he was a kind fool who had no sense that he was walking into the standoff of two amateur armies.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri